I thank Our Lord that He let me find nothing but bitterness… - Thérèse of Lisieux

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I thank Our Lord that He let me find nothing but bitterness in human affections. I should have been caught easily, and had my wings clipped...Our Lord knew that I was far too weak to face temptation; He knew that I would certainly have burnt myself in the bewildering light of earthly things, and so He did not let it shine in my eyes. Where stronger souls find joy but remain detached because they are faithful, I found only misery.

Thérèse of Lisieux

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About Thérèse of Lisieux

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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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.

Comprendí que para llegar a ser santa había que sufrir mucho, buscar siempre lo más perfecto y olvidarse de sí; comprendí que había muchos grados en la perfección y que cada alma [10vº] era libre de responder a las insinuaciones de nuestro Señor, de hacer poco o mucho por Él, en una palabra de elegir entre los sacrificios que Él pide. Entonces como en los días de mi infancia exclamé: «¡Dios mío, “lo elijo todo”. No quiero ser una santa a medias, no me da miedo sufrir por ti, lo único que temo es conservar mi voluntad.

A soul in a state of grace has nothing to fear of demons who are cowards.

I thank Our Lord that He let me find nothing but bitterness in human affections. I should have been caught easily, and had my wings clipped...Our Lor… - Thérèse of Lisieux

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