It's true, I suffer a great deal — <i>but do I suffer well<… - Thérèse of Lisieux

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It's true, I suffer a great deal — but do I suffer well? That is the question.

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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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See how this evening the tree-tops are gilded by the setting sun. So likewise my soul appears to you all shining and golden because it is exposed to the rays of Love.

"El otro día decía Celina: "¿Cómo puede estar Dios en una hostia tan pequeña?" Y la pequeña contesto: "Pues no es tan extraño, porque Dios es todopoderoso". "¿Y qué quiere decir todopoderoso?" "¡Pues que hace todo lo que quiere"...»"

If you wish to be a saint, it is not hard. Have one aim — to please Jesus and to unite yourself more intimately to Him.

It's true, I suffer a great deal — <i>but do I suffer well</i>? That is the question. - Thérèse of Lisieux

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