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.
peace angel justice
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
spring flower rose
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
spring flower simple
The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
holy-eucharist soul guests
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.
holy communion remedy
Go often to Holy Communion. Go very often! This is your one remedy.
magic
Never stop wanting for your magic
i-can
i can nourish myself on nothing but truth
i-love-him
I say nothing to him I love him
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.
burning love understood
I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love.
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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.