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(On entering Carmel) I came to save souls and especially to pray for priests.

Therese of Lisieux

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the storm thunders at my heart I find it difficult to believe in the existence of anything except the clouds which limit my horizon.
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In Heaven the good God will do all I wish, because I have never done my own will upon earth.
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If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be for Jesus a pleasant place of shelter.
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