Entrance Antiphon, Cf. Dt 32:10-12: The Lord led her and taught her, and kept her as the apple of his eye. Like an eagle spreading its wings he took her up and bore her on his shoulders. The Lord alone was her guide.Gospel Verse, Cf. Mt 11:25: Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.Communion Antiphon, Mt 18:3: Thus says the Lord: Unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.Today is the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897), more popularly known as “the Little Flower.” Although just an obscure cloistered Carmelite nun, she has had universal appeal since her death in 1897. St. Thérèse is the patroness of all foreign missions and patroness of France, and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope St. John Paul II in 1997.