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Time with Therese: Jesus Steers

This quote was taken from a letter Therese wrote to Pauline a few weeks before she entered Le Carmel. Therese was so confident and sure of this calling. We too must let Jesus steer our boat to the shore he desires for us.

Time with Therese: Never to fear

Oct 24, 2016

Confidence and trust in God are the cornerstones of St. Therese’s “Little Way.” She believed that through these, God will never lead us wrong.

Time with Therese: Imperfect and in need

Oct 17, 2016

St. Therese understood that God’s mercy is endless. Let us always remember that His mercy is always given even though we are imperfect.

Time with Therese: Be Cheerful

Oct 10, 2016

While St. Therese suffered a lot throughout her life, she always had a cheerful disposition.

Time with Therese: The Good God

Oct 03, 2016

St. Therese let herself be a total instrument of God’s love, with deep confidence and trust in His will for her. While we are concerned about what happens to us, we shouldn’t be.

Time with Therese: Heart of Jesus

Sep 19, 2016

Our Little Flower tried to help a friend find comfort in the night. St. Therese knew that nothing could harm or scare her when she was trusting in Jesus.

Time with Therese: Only in Heaven

Sep 12, 2016

Therese saw this as a metaphor for how other’s prayers work in our lives. It is through one small action that God can work miracles.

Time with Therese: You are the Light

Sep 05, 2016

St. Therese was known for her child-like faith. This means she saw her relationship with God like a child talking to her father.

Time with Therese: The elevator to Heaven

Aug 29, 2016

Thérèse was fascinated by the newly-invented elevator when her father took her to Paris.

Time with Therese: How happy I am

Aug 22, 2016

St. Therese was sick with tuberculosis and confined to the infirmary so she could be tended to. During her last months, St. Therese’s sisters wrote down their last conversations with her. Her sister wrote this in “The Yellow Notebook” Pauline, on July 29, 1897.