Therese of Lisieux
Therese of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, O.C.D., was a Roman Catholic French Discalced Carmelite nun widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known as "The Little Flower of Jesus" or simply "The Little Flower"...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionSaint
Date of Birth2 January 1873
CountryFrance
faith jesus inspiration
Let us rise above the things that pass away. Up above, the air is so pure. Jesus can hide Himself but we will find Him there.
inspirational heart natural
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.
faith inspiration suffering
I'm suffering very much, but am I suffering very well? That's the point!
inspirational-life heaven earth
I will spend my heaven doing good on earth.
faith inspiration self
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
faith inspiration
I am very far from practicing what I understand.
faith jesus inspiration
Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
faith inspiration pride
Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
faith inspiration sky
Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
faith inspiration profound
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
faith father inspiration
Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well.
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I have always wanted to become a saint. Unfortunately, when I have compared myself with the saints, I have always found that there is the same difference between the saints and me as there is between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and a humble grain of sand trodden underfoot by passers-by.
burning love understood
I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love.
desired grown martyrdom mystical vocation
I feel in me the vocation of the Priest. I have the vocation of the Apostle. Martyrdom was the dream of my youth, and this dream has grown with me. Considering the mystical body of the Church, I desired to see myself in them all.