St. Thérèse of Lisieux

My longing to save souls grew from day to day; it was as if I heard Our Lord saying to me what he had said to the Samaritan: “Give me some water to drink.” — 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

I opened the Gospels at random, and the words my eyes fell on were these: “Then he went up on the mountainside and called to him those whom it pleased to call; so these came to him.” — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

If some disturbance overtakes me, some embarrassment, I turn very quickly to her and as the most tender of Mothers she always takes care of my interests. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

I say very simply to God what I wish to say, without composing beautiful sentences, and he always understands me. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

I first met Thérèse of Lisieux when I was an Anglican priest. I had three months free between jobs and decided to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem from England. One of my first stops was in the French town of Lisieux. I knew of St. Thérèse,…

It’s true, I suffer a great deal — but do I suffer well? That is the question. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

In trial or difficulty, I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Our Lord does not come from heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which he loves to dwell. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

If some disturbance overtakes me, some embarrassment, I turn very quickly to her and as the most tender of Mothers she always takes care of my interests. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux