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the more one advances, the more one sees the goal is still far off. And now I am simply resigned to see myself always imperfect and in this I find my joy.
Therese of Lisieux
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How I loved the feasts!.... I especially loved the processions in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. What a joy it was for me to throw flowers beneath the feet of God!... I was never so happy as when I saw my roses touch the sacred Monstrance.
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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence...Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately...We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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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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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much but to ask much of it.
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Let us rise above the things that pass away. Up above, the air is so pure. Jesus can hide Himself but we will find Him there.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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Time is but a shadow, a dream already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this thought helps my soul! I understand then why He lets us suffer.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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You cannot be half a saint you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God's mercy.
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Love is nourished only by sacrifices, and the more a soul refuses natural satisfactions, the stronger and more disinterested becomes her tenderness.
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True charity consists in putting up with all one's neighbors fault's never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.
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