From Liturgical Arts Journal:
Thérèse had great devotion to the Holy Face of Tours and this is reflected in the image on the chasuble. The decoration is full of symbolism. Thérèse chose two white roses to honor her parents, Sts. Louis and Zélie. She also chose to depict white lilies to symbolize the nine children born into her family. Four died in infancy and so they are the flowers that have not bloomed. The five siblings who survived into adulthood all became fully professes sisters, depicted as the flowers in full bloom. Thérèse identified with the lily half hidden behind the Holy Face. (Read more.)
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