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 LISIEUXNobody is a good judge in his own cause!
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
-
-
Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Silence does good to the soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
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.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
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 LISIEUX -
When one loves, one does not calculate.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
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.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
THERESE OF LISIEUX