In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
THERESE OF LISIEUXEach small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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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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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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It is love alone that counts.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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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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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.
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