I had been thinking about my First Communion for a long time. Each day, I made a number of little sacrifices and acts of love. Every evening, I spent a long time with my sister Marie, listening eagerly to all she said about Jesus……..
At last it came, the most beautiful day, of all the days of my life. How perfectly I remember even the smallest details of those sacred hours! The joyful awakening, the reverent and tender embraces of my teachers and older companions, the room filled with snow-white dresses, how each girl got dressed one by one, and, above all, our entrance into the chapel and the melody of the morning hymn: “O Altar of God, where the Angels are hovering.”
How sweet was the first embrace of Jesus! It was indeed an embrace of love. I felt that I was loved, and I said: “I love Thee, and I give myself to Thee forever.” Jesus asked nothing of me, and claimed no sacrifice; for a long time He and little Therese had known and understood one another. That day our meeting was more than simple recognition, it was perfect union. We were no longer two. Therese had disappeared like a drop of water lost in the immensity of the ocean; Jesus alone remained—He was the Master, the King!
(Extracted from "I am Therese" Book)
At last it came, the most beautiful day, of all the days of my life. How perfectly I remember even the smallest details of those sacred hours! The joyful awakening, the reverent and tender embraces of my teachers and older companions, the room filled with snow-white dresses, how each girl got dressed one by one, and, above all, our entrance into the chapel and the melody of the morning hymn: “O Altar of God, where the Angels are hovering.”
How sweet was the first embrace of Jesus! It was indeed an embrace of love. I felt that I was loved, and I said: “I love Thee, and I give myself to Thee forever.” Jesus asked nothing of me, and claimed no sacrifice; for a long time He and little Therese had known and understood one another. That day our meeting was more than simple recognition, it was perfect union. We were no longer two. Therese had disappeared like a drop of water lost in the immensity of the ocean; Jesus alone remained—He was the Master, the King!
(Extracted from "I am Therese" Book)
Share in St. Therese's Love for her First Holy Communion. She described it as the "Best Day of her Life." Therese's First Holy Communion Gown is a long sleeve lace gown. It also comes with a flower crown with veil attached and white shoes.
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