The tree of your soul
“At the hour of death, in the twinkling of an eye, he will cause rich fruits to ripen on the tree of your soul.” -St. Therese of Lisieux
It is a cross
“Indeed the life of a good religious man is a cross, but it is a cross that conducts him to Paradise.” -St. Therese of Lisieux
First grace
“Many people say, “I don’t have the courage to make this sacrifice.” Let them do what I did: exert a great effort. God never refuses that first grace which gives one the courage to act; afterwards the heart is strengthened” -St. Therese of Lisieux
A victim to Thy love
“I am but a weak and helpless child, yet it is my very weakness which makes me dare to offer myself, O Jesus, as victim to Thy Love.” -St. Therese of Lisieux
My Eternal Love
O my God, my eternal Love, my whole Good, and never-ending Happiness, I desire to reserve nothing to myself, but freely and most willingly to sacrifice myself and all that is mine to Thee. -St. Therese of Lisieux
Let’s Run Together
Since we see the way, let’s run together. – St. Therese of Lisieux
Pain no more
Pain lifted up to Him, is pain no more: Joy casts aside the weeds that sorrow wore. -St. Therese of Lisieux