{"product_id":"simply-surrender-30-days-with-therese-of-lisieux","title":"Simply Surrender: 30 Days with Thérèse of Lisieux","description":"\u003cp\u003e Meet Thérèse of Lisieux one of the modern world's best-loved saints and spiritual guides. Each day you will discover the profound truths in the \"Little Way\" and the insights about prayer and holiness that this great saint shared in her autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each book in the Great Spiritual Teachers series provides a month of daily readings from one of Christianity's most beloved spiritual guides. For each day there is a brief and accessible morning meditation drawn from the mystic's writings, a simple mantra for use throughout the day, and a night prayer to focus one's thoughts as the day ends. These easy-to-use books are the perfect prayer companion for busy people who want to root their spiritual practice in the solid ground of these great spiritual teachers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897)\u003c\/b\u003e or the \"Little Flower of Jesus\" was the youngest of five girls. Quite spoiled at first, she was also drawn to prayer as a child. With special permission, she joined the Carmelite convent of Catholic nuns at Lisieux at fifteen. Accepting failing health and the end of her dream of becoming a missionary, Thérèse developed a \"Little Way,\" a spirituality of embracing the challenges and events of everyday life for the love of God. Her autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestseller soon after her death at twenty-four. Thérèse was canonized in 1925 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Kirvan\u003c\/b\u003e, who died in 2012, wrote primarily about classical spirituality. He conceived the 30 Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher series and edited most of its seventeen titles. Kirvan's other books include \u003ci\u003eGod Hunger, Silent Hope, Raw Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThere Is a God, There Is No God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ave Maria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641452073234,"sku":"9781594711541","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9dcc3207-c8c8-4e68-9beb-a8cdc82a5fc2.jpg?v=1733017483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/simply-surrender-30-days-with-therese-of-lisieux","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}