In a letter written for Céline's 22nd birthday, St. Thérèse explains why God didn't create her sister to be an angel in heaven: "it is because He wants you to be an angel on earth... He wants angel-apostles, and He has created an unknown little flower, who is named Céline, with this intention in mind...."
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: On the evening of Love
On the evening of Love, speaking without parable, Jesus said: "If anyone wishes to love me All his life, let him keep my Word.
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: 5 September
It was night! The dark night of the soul! I felt I was all alone in the garden of Gethsemane
Quote of the day: 8 May
Remembrance of 1st communion to my dear little Céline
The Little Flower’s First Communion — Saint Therese of Lisieux: A Gateway
The day chosen for First Communion was (...) May 8.
Marie du jour 2020: 2 May
Hide well the poor lamb under your mantle
Quote of the day: 19 April
She became a living icon of God who shows his power in mercy
Quote of the day: 7 March
It seems to me that humility is truth.
Quote of the day: 31 January
Oh, yes, Sister, “Let's live in love.”
Quote of the day: 4 January
May I never lose the second robe of my Baptism!
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