@carmelitequotes.blog"I do not regret having given myself to Love," the breathless Saint Thérèse said in her dying moments. Let us give ourselves to God's merciful love at every moment. Happy Feast Day! 🌹
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@carmelitequotes.blog🌹 Father Stéphane-Joseph Piat drew on recollections from the Martin family to tell their story. He shows how Saints Louis and Zélie helped prepare Thérèse’s way of spiritual childhood.
@carmelitequotes.blog🦅 Sister Margarita of Jesus imagines Saint Thérèse as a fledgling eagle learning to fly. Even as the nest falls away, the Lord’s wings bear her up.
@carmelitequotes.blog🙏 The Discalced Carmelite prayers for Saint Thérèse’s feast are available now on Carmelite Quotes. Pray the Proper Office throughout the day.
@carmelitequotes.blog🌹 Saint Thérèse wanted to help souls love God as she did. Join us for her novena, with Scripture, her own words, and a prayer for her intercession.
@carmelitequotes.blog🕊️ In Story of a Soul, Saint Thérèse praises women’s extraordinary love and courage during the Passion, then recalls with humor her impatience with the barriers she encountered in Italy.
@carmelitequotes.blog🌹 Why did Saint Thérèse gaze so intently into a priest’s chalice? Her answer reaches from Carmel to Rome and shows how readily her thoughts rose from the visible world to Jesus in the Eucharist.
@carmelitequotes.blog🌅 Saint Thérèse was still joking with her sisters even as every breath grew shorter. Bishop Guy Gaucher remembers the humor she retained and her longing for heaven as suffocation drew near.
