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
mean giving suffering
He longs to give us a magnificent reward. He knows that suffering is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself, and to become ourselves divine.
joy suffering treasure
When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it as a precious treasure.
faith inspiration suffering
I'm suffering very much, but am I suffering very well? That's the point!
heaven suffering saint
I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
joy suffering trials
In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, 'Lord, you fill me with joy in all that you do. For is there a joy greater than to suffer for love?'
giving suffering chosen
Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
suffering deals wells
It's true, I suffer a great deal-but do I suffer well? That is the question.
giving suffering weakness
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
humble suffering lord
I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
people suffering sermons
Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
suffering cost faces
How can the good God Who loves us so much, be happy when we suffer? Never does our suffering make Him happy; but it is necessary for us, and so He sends it to us while, as it were, turning away His Face. . . I assure you that it costs Him dearly to fill us with bitterness.
clouds compared difference found grain saints sand summit whose
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.