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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?

Therese of Lisieux

Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUX

God Hands Ourselves Religious
Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
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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Audacity God Goodness Heart Holy Humble Ourselves Weakness
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.
THERESE OF LISIEUX

Embrace Heart Joy Love Myself Prayer Simplicity
Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Best Choice Friendship Gift Himself Suffering
Silence does good to the soul.
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Goodness One Liner Silence Soul
My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Love Myself
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Consumption Love Measurement Ourselves Surrender
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
THERESE OF LISIEUX

Character Goodness Yourself
A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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Divine God Heart Lose Natural Pure Tender
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Harmony Small Universe
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.
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Kind Love Opportunity Sacrifice Smile Word
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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Convertion Ecstasy Love Pin Sacrifice Soul
When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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Death Earth Goodness Heaven Myself Rose
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

Children Fear Force God Walk

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