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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.

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Eye, Goal, Heaven

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Silence does good to the soul.

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Silence, Catholic, Soul

St. Therese of Lisieux (2014). “Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume I: General Correspondence 1877-1890”, ICS Publications

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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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Love, Flower, Sacrifice

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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.

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God, Speak, Felt

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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.

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Prayer, Sacrifice, Soul

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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence...Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately...We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!

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God, Jesus, Heart

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Nothing's done well when it's done out of self-interest.

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Self, Done, Interest

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I had wondered for a long time why God had preferences and why all souls did not receive an equal amount of grace [...] Jesus saw fit to enlighten me about this mystery. He set the book of nature before me and I saw that all the flowers He has created are lovely. The splendor of the rose and whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. I realized that if every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness and there would be no wild flowers to make the meadows gay.

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Jesus, Spring, Flower

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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.

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Past, Would Be, Looks

Saint Therese of Lisieux (2007). “The Story of the Soul”, p.175, Cosimo, Inc.

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And it is the Lord, it is Jesus, Who is my judge. Therefore I will try always to think leniently of others, that He may judge me leniently, or rather not at all, since He says: "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.

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Jesus, Thinking, Judging

Saint Therese of Lisieux, Aeterna Press (2015). “Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux”, p.121, Aeterna Press

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Look at Him while He is looking at you.

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Prayer, Looks

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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?'

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Joy, Suffering, Trials

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Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you- for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart... don't listen to the demon, laugh at him, and go without fear to receive the Jesus of peace and love.

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Faith, Jesus, Heart

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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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God, Sacrifice, Soul

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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.

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Giving, Soul, Honor

St. Therese of Lisieux (2014). “Letters of St. Therese of LIsieux, Volume II: General Correspondence 1890-1897”, p.238, ICS Publications

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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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Inspirational, Heart, Natural

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I am very far from practicing what I understand.

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Faith, Inspiration, Christian Inspirational

St. Therese of Lisieux (2013). “Story of a Soul The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux: Third Edition Translated from the Original Manuscripts”, p.109, ICS Publications

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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.

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Humble, Catholic, Suffering

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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.

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Love Is, Space, All Time

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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.

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Shining, Want, Littles

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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.

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Perfection, Want, Want U

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Apart from the Office [the daily prayer of the Church] which is a daily joy, I do not have the courage to search through books for beautiful prayers. ... Unable either to say them all or to choose between them, I do as a child would who cannot read - I just say what I want to say to God, quite simply, and he never fails to understand.

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Beautiful, Prayer, Children

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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.

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Prayer, Silence, Blessed Sacrament

St. Therese of Lisieux (2014). “Letters of St. Therese of LIsieux, Volume II: General Correspondence 1890-1897”, p.56, ICS Publications

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Never stop wanting for your magic

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Magic

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It is love alone that counts.

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Alone In Love

Therese of Lisieux (2016). “St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Her Last Conversations”, p.268, ICS Publications

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Born: January 2, 1873
Died: September 30, 1897
Occupation: Saint
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