‘THERESE OF LISIEUX, MASTER OF HOPE’ was the theme of the symposium, which commemorated the centenary of the canonisation of St. Therese. The event took place from the 1st to the 4th of May 2025 at the Teresian Centre of Spirituality in São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil. Several experts on St. Therese were in attendance, as well as numerous Carmelites, members of the OCDS, Discalced Carmelite nuns, members of various Carmelite congregations, diocesan priests, and many devotees of St Therese.
The lectures focused on the writings and doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux, offering participants the opportunity to delve deeper into her teachings in the light of the Jubilee Year 2025. They emphasised her relevance and doctrinal significance. Indeed, St. Therese helps us to keep the flame of hope alive. The days were intense yet enriching, filled with serene fraternal conviviality, prayer, and a deepening of the doctrine of the “Saint of Synthesis”, as Pope Francis of Blessed memory referred to her. It is worth remembering that St. Therese is much loved by the Brazilian people.
The symposium was one of the ways in which the brothers and sisters of St Therese collaborated in their mission. The Doctor of the Science of Love desired to “LOVE JESUS AND MAKE HIM LOVED” in life or after her death, on earth or in eternity.
