St. Thérèse of Lisieux

The very moment God sees us convinced of our nothingness, he reaches out his hand to us. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

O how glorious our faith is! Instead of restricting hearts, as the world fancies, it uplifts them and enlarges their capacity to love. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

At last I have found my calling! My calling is love! — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

You cannot be half a saint. You must be a whole saint or no saint at all. —St. Thérèse of Lisieux

The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and to put all our trust in Almighty God. That is what I have done. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

The dying words of St. John Paul II were, “Let me go to the house of my Father.” Isn’t that beautiful? Isn’t that what you want to be saying when you die? St. Thérèse died whispering, “My God! I love you!” Even George Washington muttered,…

For a sermon on the Blessed Virgin to please me and do me any good, I must see her real life, not her imagined life. I’m sure that her real life was very simple. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

The Magdalene, most of all, is the model I like to follow. That boldness of hers, which would be so amazing if it weren’t the boldness of a lover, won the heart of Jesus, and how it fascinates mine! — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

We have to serve God in his way, not in ours. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

It seems to me that humility is truth. I do not know whether I am humble, but I do know that I see the truth in all things. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux