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Since the age of three I have refused God nothing.

Therese of Lisieux

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Therese of Lisieux
Since
Age
Three
Nothing
Refused

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O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To sacrifice myself in silence, to wait for Heaven in peace. Keeping myself open to the rays of the Divine Host, In this furnace of love, I shall be consumed, And like a seraphim, Lord, I shall love You.
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