For me, prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simpl… - Thérèse of Lisieux

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For me, prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trial as well as joy; finally it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus.

Thérèse of Lisieux

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Thérèse of Lisieux (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897) was a French Discalced Carmelite nun. She was canonized in 1925.

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Also Known As: The Little Flower

Alternative Names: Therese of Lisieux • Saint Therese of Lisieux • Therese Martin • Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, O.C.D. • Marie-Françoise-Therese Martin • Santa Teresa de Lisieux • Teresita del Nino Jesus • St Theresa of the Child Jesus • Marie-Françoise Martin • Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin

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I know that all that multitude of sins would disappear in an instant, even as a drop of water cast into a flaming furnace.

We must despise all these temptations and pay no attention whatsoever to them.

O amor nutre-se de sacrifício. Quanto mais a alma se nega as exigências da natureza, tanto mais robusta e abnegada se torna a sua ternura.

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