Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today all around the world in our Catholic churches during Holy Mass, we gather to hear God's word and receive him in the Eucharist as a community of believers while at the same time celebrating and reflecting on the life and legacy of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, a remarkable saint whose simplicity and deep love for God continue to inspire each of us on our spiritual journeys. As we reflect on her life in connection with the readings we just heard, we find a striking interplay between suffering, rejection, and the transformative love that God calls us to embody.