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 LISIEUXWhat a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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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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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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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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 want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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