Jesus told me that He wants me to suffer with joy. This costs me so, but it is sufficient that He asks this, so that I'll try to do it.
Quote of the day, 25 September: St. Teresa of the Andes
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Novena 2021, Day 3: Ready to suffer
"Aren't you ready to suffer whatever the Good Lord wills? I know you do..."
Advent III — Refuge
I come to tell you as if it were coming from Him not to be afraid of sacrifice, of struggle, but rather to rejoice in it
Quote of the day: 2 October
With your celestial aid, in peace I await the other life
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 9
Don’t think that when I’m in Heaven I’ll make your life easy
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 8
What do death and life mean to me? Jesus, my joy is to love you!
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 7
My only joy on this earth is to be able to make you rejoice
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 6
If sometimes I shed tears my joy is to hide them well
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 5
My joy is to remain little So when I fall down along the way I can get up very quickly
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 4
My joy, it's the Holy Will of Jesus my only love
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 3
My joy is to love suffering, I gratefully accept the thorns mixed in with the flowers
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 2
Joy is in my heart... This joy isn't fleeting... I possess it without return
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 1
He knows that even though I don’t have the joy of the Faith, I try at least to do its work
St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Introduction
A novena based on Poem 45, "My Joy!" written by St. Thérèse for her sister Pauline's feast day, 21 January 1897
Quote of the day: 9 September
He wants me to be another humanity for Him in which He can still suffer for the glory of His Father
Quote of the day: 21 July
May I ask you for a memento to our holy Father (St.) Elijah
13 July: Saint Teresa of Jesus Fernández Solar
Jesus alone is beautiful; He is my only joy
Quote of the day: 3 July
Thursday the wet nurse brought little Thérèse. She did nothing but laugh
Quote of the day: 1 July
A glass of water may seem like a small thing, but love makes it great
Quote of the day: 25 June
We hear every day of many murders, lost reputations, insults, squandered fortunes, rivalries, quarrels, and of so many adulteries, rapes, and fornications.
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