I am very far from practicing what I understand. — Therese of Lisieux Christian inspirational Copy Share Image
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors. — Therese of Lisieux Catholic Copy Share Image
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to… — Therese of Lisieux Blessed mother Copy Share Image
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God alone remains. — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus. — Therese of Lisieux Catholicism Copy Share Image
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to… — Therese of Lisieux Delight Copy Share Image
You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty,… — Therese of Lisieux Action Copy Share Image
A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
I also understood that God's love shows itself just as well in the simplest soul which puts up no resistance to His… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
Life passes. Eternity comes to meet us with great strides. Soon we shall be living with the very life of Jesus. Having… — Therese of Lisieux Bitterness Copy Share Image
God would turn the world around to find suffering in order to give it to a soul upon whom He has set… — Therese of Lisieux Divine Copy Share Image
I feel in me the vocation of the Priest. I have the vocation of the Apostle. Martyrdom was the dream of my… — Therese of Lisieux Apostle Copy Share Image
Apart from the Office [the daily prayer of the Church] which is a daily joy, I do not have the courage to… — Therese of Lisieux Beautiful Copy Share Image
It has a supernatural grandeur which expands the soul and unites it with God. I say an Our Father or a Hail… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
For me, prayer means launching out of the heart towards God; it means lifting up one's eyes, quite simply, to heaven, a… — Therese of Lisieux Cry Copy Share Image
At last there dawned the most beautiful day of all the days of my life. How perfectly I remember even the smallest… — Therese of Lisieux Awakening Copy Share Image
We must do everything we are obliged to do; give without reckoning, practice virtue whenever opportunity offers, constantly overcome ourselves, prove our… — Therese of Lisieux Character Copy Share Image
O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
We who run in the way of Love must never torment ourselves about anything. If I did not suffer minute by minute,… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
(Whispered to a novice while standing in front of the convent library) Oh! I would have been sorry to have read all… — Therese of Lisieux Book Copy Share Image
Frequently, only silence can express my prayer. — Therese of Lisieux Blessed sacrament Copy Share Image