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Article: St. Therese: doctor of the Church.
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- January 1, 1998
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On October 19, 1997, World Mission Sunday, St. Therese of Lisieux, one hundred years after her death in 1897, was formally declared a Doctor of the Church. Together with St. Francis Xavier, Therese is co-patron of the Missions. Everyone may enquire in good faith why this new honour is being bestowed upon one who died so young, at age 24.
Last year we introduced you to St. Therese under the title, "A new doctor of the Church?" (C.I., Oct. '96, pp. 6, 7, 16). That introduction to her, also by Mary Hansen, promised to explain the reasons for this new honour at the time of the proclamation itself. That time is now.
Meanwhile, those in bad faith have already ...