Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHoliness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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