1873

Thursday, January 2: Therese born in Alencon, France.

Saturday, January 4: Therese baptized in Notre-Dame Church.

1877 

Wednesday, August 28: Death of Therese's mother, Zelie Martin, at 12:30 AM.

1882 

Monday, October 2: Pauline, her "second Mama," enters the Carmel of Lisieux.

1883 

Sunday, May 13 (Pentecost): Therese cured suddenly by the Blessed Virgin's smile.

1886 

Friday, October 15: Marie enters Carmel of Lisieux. Saturday, December 25 (Christmas): grace of "conversion."

1887 

Sunday, May 29 (Pentecost): Therese receives her father's permission to enter Carmel.

Monday October 31: Therese visits Bishop Hugonin in Bayeux.

Friday, November 4 to Friday, December 2: Therese on pilgrimage to Paris, Switzerland, Italy, and Rome.

1888 

Monday, April 9 (Annunciation): Therese enters Lisieux Carmel.

1889 

Thursday, January 10: Therese clothed in the religious habit.

Thursday, August 15: Therese's cousin Marie Guerin enters the Lisieux Carmel. 

Thursday, October 17: Mother Agnes asks Therese to pray for Maurice Belliere, her first "spiritual brother."

1896 

Monday, February 24: Profession of Sister Celine, Therese's sister. 

Friday, April 3 (Good Friday): First hemoptysis, repeated in the evening. 

Sunday, April 5 (Easter): Beginning of Therese's "trial of faith," which continues until her death. 

Saturday, May 30: Mother Marie de Gonzague assigns Therese a second "spiritual brother," Adolphe Roulland. 

Tuesday, September 8: Therese begins Manuscript B. 

Saturday, November 21: Novena made for Therese's cure in hopes that she can eventually depart for a Carmel in Indochina; final relapse.

1897

Beginning of April: Therese falls seriously ill at the end of Lent. 

Tuesday, April 6: Mother Agnes begins recording Therese's Last Conversations. 

Thursday, June 3: Therese begins Manuscript C.

Thursday, July 8: Therese is transferred to the monastery infirmary. 

Friday, July 30: Therese experiences continued hemoptyses and feelings of suffocation. At 6 PM. she receives viaticum and extreme unction. 

Thursday, September 30: Therese dies at about 7:20 PM. Her final words are "My God, I love you." 

Monday, October 4: Therese buried in the Lisieux cemetery.

1898 

September 30: 2,000 copies of Story of a Soul printed. A new edition is necessary each year thereafter.

1910 

Beatification process opened.

1923 

April 29: Therese beatified by Pius XI.

1925 

May 17: Therese canonized by Pius XI in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.

1980 

June 2: John Paul II's pilgrimage to Lisieux.

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Excerpted from St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Fr. Thomas Keating

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