*𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐠𝐚: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬* _Have you ever wondered how Saint Thérèse got her idea of the Shower of Roses?_ It was Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, the young Jesuit, who inspired her with the notion of sending us roses after she went to Heaven. Once, during the reading of his life, the following story was related: “In the refectory, we read a passage from the Life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, which relates how a sick person who prayed to Aloysius for recovery saw a shower of roses fall upon his bed as a sign of the grace that was to be granted to him." Later, during recreation, Thérèse said, "In this world all things pass away, even little Thérèse—but she will return," and she promised, "I, too, will let fall a shower of roses after my death. I will spend my Heaven doing good on earth." How prophetic, for since her death, an untold number of miracles, favors, and even roses appearing have been attributed to Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. _*Saint Aloysius and Saint Thérèse, pray for us!*_