We can never have too much confidence in the good God… As we hope in Him so shall we receive.
Quotes of the Saints
St. Therese of Lisieux Quotes
You can feel the profound love of God in each of these St. Therese of Lisieux quotes. Though she lived a short life of only 24 years, she continues to teach the world great lessons through her “little way.”
St. Therese’s little way consisted of small acts of great love that she could offer to God and her neighbor. In her words, “it is impossible for me to grow up, so I must bear with myself such as I am with all my imperfections. But I want to seek out a means of going to heaven by a little way, a way that is very straight, very short and totally new.”
As you read more St. Therese of Lisieux quotes, appreciate your own limitations. Realize that it is God’s will that you are who you are in this moment. Remember the widow who gives all she has in the Gospel. Even our smallest offerings can hold immense value if they are given with love. St. Therese of Lisieux, pray for us!
Quotes
If the Fire of Love Seemed to Have Gone Out
Even if the fire of love seemed to have gone out, I would keep on throwing fuel in it and Jesus would take care to light it up again.I
Jesus May Hide Himself
Jesus may hide himself, but we know He is there.
Abandon the Future
We must abandon the future into the hands of God.
Jesus Works Miracles for His Dearest Friends
Jesus works miracles for His dearest friends only after He has tested their faith. He let Lazarus die, even though Martha and Mary sent word that he was sick. But after the trial, what rewards! Lazarus rises from the dead.
I Shall Only Know In Heaven
How often have I thought that I may owe all the graces I’ve received to the prayers of a person who begged them from God for me, and whom I shall know only in heaven.
Humble, Hidden Soul
We often think we receive graces and are divinely illuminated by means of brilliant candles. But from whence comes their light? From prayers, perhaps, of some humble, hidden soul, whose inward shining is not apparent to human eyes.
Invincible Weapons
My strength lies in prayer and sacrifice; they are invincible weapons, and touch hearts more surely than words can do, as I have learned by experience.
Divine Charity Overcomes All
If heavenly grace and true charity come in, there shall be no envy or narrowness of heart, nor shall self-love keep its hold. For divine charity overcomes all, and dilates all the powers of the soul.
One Being of Comprehending Love
But on whom shall our poor heart lavish its love? Who shall be found that is great enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back infinitely more than we shall ever give to him.
One Means to Attain Perfection
I know of one means only by which to attain to perfection: LOVE. Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else. Sometimes I seek another word to express Love, but in this land of exile the word which begins and ends (St. Augustine) is quite incapable of rendering the vibrations of the soul; we must then adhere to this simple and only word: TO LOVE.
Times of Aridity
In times of aridity when I am incapable of praying, of practicing virtue, I seek little opportunities, mere trifles, to give pleasure to Jesus; for instance a smile, a pleasant word when inclined to be silent and to show weariness. If I find no opportunities, I at least tell Him again and again that I love Him; that is not difficult and it keeps alive the fire in my heart. Even though this fire of love might seem extinct I would still throw little straws upon the embers and I am certain it would rekindle.
One Ray From His Heart
The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from His Heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity…
One Does Not Calculate
When one loves, one does not calculate.
Key to My Vocation
Charity gave me the key to my vocation. I understood that the Church being a body composed of different members, the most essential, the most noble of all the organs would not be wanting to her; I understood that the Church has a heart and that this heart is burning with love; that it is love alone which makes the members work, that if love were to die away apostles would no longer preach the Gospel, martyrs would refuse to shed their blood. I understood that love comprises all vocations, that love is everything, that it embraces all times and all places because it is eternal!
Small Sacrifice
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
Greatness of Our Actions
You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.
You cannot be half a saint
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.