File:Saint Thérèse's picture for Father Roulland.jpg

English: In August 1896, Thérèse of Lisieux painted a picture for Father Adolphe Roulland, a missionary from Paris Foreign Missions Society that Marie de Gonzague confided to him, in secret. Thérèse met him in July, just after his ordination, before he embarked for Su-Tchuen. The image is dated August 20, 1896, and it probably accompanied the letter 193 to Roulland. Beneath the Divine Blood from the Sacred Heart flowing on the earth, she inscribed "Eastern Su-Tchuen" (Su-Tchuen oriental; see the enlarged detail: File:Saint Thérèse's picture for Father Roulland (detail).jpg). The prayer to the right says: "" (lit. 'O Divine Blood of Jesus! Water our mission, sprout the elect.'). The reliquary was made by the Carmelites of Chung-King. The image of Thérèse, fixed at the four corners by a red silk thread, rests on an old blue satin background. To the right and left, two strips of parchment embroidered with gold thread tell the story of the image in Chinese (related by Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, Apostolic Vicar and later Archbishop of Chungking). Above the image, we notice the coat of arms of the Carmel, framed by an arabesque and set with gold thread. At the bottom embroidered roses surround the episcopal stamp. The embroidery was done by a Carmelite of Chinese origin, Sister Marie-Xavier. The frame carved in precious wood (45 cm) was designed by her colleague Sister Élisabeth, originally from the Carmel of Nancy, thanks to whom we found this image. It was indeed the preparation of the German edition of her autobiography that triggered her search in our treasures. But the church will be caught in the Chinese turmoil and probably destroyed. Source: Rediscovery of an image of Thérèse after 80 years in a cupboard. See also "Catholic Church in Su-Tchuen".