National Shrine and Museum of St. Thérèse

Spend time with St. Thérèse!
Open daily 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Mass Monday-Friday at 11:30

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Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this thought helps my soul! I understand then why He lets us suffer… -St. Therese of Lisieux

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His Heart thrills with joy when He has to deal with all those who truly love, and who after each little fault come to fling themselves into His Arms imploring forgiveness. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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This sweet Savior has long since forgotten your infidelities. He sees only your longing after perfection, and the sight makes His heart glad. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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True, one can fall..but, knowing how to draw profit from everything, love quickly consumes everything that can be displeasing to Jesus. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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We must forget ourselves, and put aside our tastes and ideas, and guide souls not by our own way, but along the path which Our Lord points out. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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Jesus asked nothing of me and claimed no sacrifice; for a long time, He and little Therese had known and understood one another.That day (Therese's first communion),our meeting was more than simple recognition; it was a perfect union.We were no longer two. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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In this brilliant night which illuminates the joy of the Holy Trinity, Jesus, the gentle little child of the hour, will change the darkness of my soul into torrents of light. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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It would need a miracle to make me grow up once and for all, and God worked this little miracle on the date that I shall never forget - December 25, 1886. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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I know I shall never recover from this sickness, and yet I am at peace. For years I have not belonged to myself, I have surrendered myself wholly to Jesus, and He is free to do with me whatsoever He pleases. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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Does He not see our anguish and the burden that weighs us down? Why does He not come and comfort us? ...He knows that it is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself, and to become ourselves Divine! -St. Therese of Lisieux

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I know quite well all you are suffering. I know your anguish, and I share it. Oh! if I could but impart to you the peace which Jesus has put into my soul amid my most bitter tears. Be comforted - all passes away. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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You love St. Augustine and St. Mary Magdalen, those souls to whom many sins were forgiven because they loved much. I love them too; I love their sorrow, and especially their audacious love. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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Since I also have been given to understand the Love of the Heart of Jesus, I confess that all fear has been driven from mine. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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This, then, is what I think about the Justice of God; my own way is all confidence and love, and I cannot understand those souls who are afraid of so affectionate a Friend. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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The Lord's will fills my heart to the brim, and if anything else is added it cannot penetrate to any depth, but like oil on the surface of water it glides easily across. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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How do I react when in my mind's eye, I see the defects of someone who doesn't attract me? I remind myself of all that person's good qualities, all her good intentions. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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Jesus has shown me the only way that leads to the fire of divine love: it is that of a little child who, full of trust, falls asleep in its father's arms. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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My own glory will be the reflection of the Church's glory. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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Offer God the sacrifice of never gathering any fruit off your tree. At the hour of death, in the twinkling of an eye, He will cause fair fruits to ripen on the tree of your soul. -St. Therese of Lisieux

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I take refuge, then, in prayer, and turn to Mary, and our Lord always triumphs. -St. Therese of Lisieux