Holiness 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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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