‘Nothing is sweeter than to think well of others.’

– St Therese

St Therese of Lisieux was born in Alencon, France in 1873. From an early age she had a great desire to enter the convent and devote her life to God. Aged only 15, she travelled to the Vatican, to personally petition the Pope for permission to be allowed to enter the Convent at this unusually early age.

During her short lifetime St Therese sought to approach God through a path of simplicity and love. She developed a path know as ‘the little way’ The philosophy she developed was. to do the ordinary things of life with great love and attention.

‘You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them’

St Therese died of tuberculosis at the early age of 24. However her writings were published after her death and have inspired. St Therese is often associated with the rose as she had a particular fondness for roses and often roses appeared in miracles attributed to St Therese after her death.

Quotes of St Therese of Lisieux

‘Nothing is sweeter than to think well of others.’

“My only desire now is to love Jesus even to folly.”

“Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.”

“Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be – and becoming that person.”

“Yes, when a soul has allowed herself to be captivated by the inebriating fragrance of Thy perfumes, she could not run alone, all the souls whom she loves are drawn after her; this is a natural consequence of her attractions towards Thee.”

Poetry of St Therese Of Lisieux

St Therese of Lisieux– Little Flower .org

St Therese of Lisieux short biography