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
catholic half saint
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
acceptance goal joy
the more one advances, the more one sees the goal is still far off. And now I am simply resigned to see myself always imperfect and in this I find my joy.
eye goal heaven
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
prayer heart acceptance
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.
peace angel justice
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
pain joy forever
For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
jesus eye adorable
Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
passing passings remains
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God alone remains.
charity faults weakness
True charity consists in putting up with all one's neighbors fault's; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
jesus love-you sacrifice
O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To sacrifice myself in silence, to wait for Heaven in peace. Keeping myself open to the rays of the Divine Host, In this furnace of love, I shall be consumed, And like a seraphim, Lord, I shall love You.
prayer looks
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
peace past yield
When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
god love-you i-love-him
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
love jesus giving
My director, Jesus, does not teach me to count my acts, but to do everything for love, to refuse Him nothing, to be pleased when He gives me a chance to prove to Him that I love Him - but all this in peace - in abandonment.