How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhen I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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It is love alone that counts.
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