Faith & Life Grade 7 · Chapter 12 · The Church in Our Time
Saint Thérèse, Patroness of Missions
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897) entered a cloistered Carmelite convent at fifteen and never left it. Yet the Church named her a patroness of missions, alongside Saint Francis Xavier, who traveled thousands of miles.
Explore the idea
Discuss each question. Connect her story to how every Catholic can help spread the Church.
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Discuss the connection
Choose one small sacrifice you can offer this week for missionaries around the world.
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 7, Chapter 12 (“The Church in Our Time”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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