My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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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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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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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