| Age | Sources and Pages | Code Number | Quotations | Relevant Key Words, Phrases and Their Code Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | SS 72. |
42-8-1 | It is true that in reading certain tales of chivalry, I didn't always understand the realities of life; but soon God made me feel that true glory is that which will last eternally, and to reach it, it isn't necessary to perform striking works but to hide oneself and practice virtue in such a way that the left hand knows not what the right is doing. (Matthew 6:3.) |
3-8-1 (Silence, Hidden), 25-8-1 (Glory) |
| 11 | SS 73 -74. |
42-11-1 |
Do you remember, dear Mother, the attractive little book you made for me three
months before my First Communion? It aided me in preparing my heart through a
sustained and thorough method. Although I had already prepared it for a long
time, my heart needed a new thrust; it had to be filled with fresh flowers so
that Jesus could rest there with pleasure. Every day
I made a large number of
fervent acts which made up so many flowers, and I offered up an even greater
number of aspirations which you had written in my little book for every day,
and these acts of love formed flower buds. You used to write me a nice little letter each week and this filled my soul with deep thoughts and aided me in the practice of virtue…. |
39-11-1 (Pauline) |
| 15 | GCI 467 -468, Oct. 20, 1888, LT 65: to Celine. |
42-15-1 | When I think that if God were to give us the entire universe with all its treasures that this would not be comparable to the lightest suffering! What a grace when, in the morning, we feel no courage, no strength to practice virtue; that is the moment to put the axe to the root of the tree. Instead of wasting our time gathering a few baubles, we can dip into diamonds, and what a profit at the end of the day…. It is true that sometimes, for a few moments, we look with scorn at gathering our treasures, and this is the difficult moment. We are tempted to leave all behind, but in one act of love, even unfelt love, all is repaired, and Jesus smiles. He is helping us without seeming to do so, and the tears that the wicked make Him shed are dried by our poor and feeble love. Love can do all things, and the most difficult things don't appear difficult to it. Jesus does not look so much at the grandeur of actions or even their difficulty as at the love which goes to make up these actions…. |
2-15-16 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 14-15-5 (The Little Way), 17-15-3 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 24-15-3 (Mercy of God, Graces), 41-15-1 (Unfelt Love) |
| 16 | SS 159 -160. |
42-16-1 |
…I was exerting much effort, too, at not
excusing myself, which was very
difficult for me, especially with our Novice Mistress from whom I didn't want
to hide anything. Here was my first victory, not too great but it cost me
a whole lot. A little vase set behind a window was broken, and our Mistress,
thinking it was my fault, showed it to me and told me to be more careful in the
future. Without a word, I kissed the floor, promising to be more careful in the
future. Because of my lack of virtue these little practices
cost me very much
and I had to console myself with the thought that at the Last Judgment everything
would be revealed. I noticed this: when one performs her duty, never excusing
herself, no one knows it; on the contrary, imperfections appear immediately.
I applied myself to practicing little virtues, not having the capability of practicing the great. For instance, I loved to fold up the mantles forgotten by the Sisters, and go render them all sorts of little services. Love for mortification was given me, and this love was all the greater because I was allowed nothing by way of satisfying it. The only little mortification I was doing while still in the world, which consisted in not leaning my back against any support while seated, was forbidden me because of my inclination to stoop. Alas! my ardor for penances would not have lasted long had the Superiors allowed them. The penances they did allow me consisted in mortifying my self-love, which did me much more good than corporal penances. The refectory, which I was given charge of immediately after I received the Habit, furnished me, on more than one occasion, with the chance of putting my Self-love in its proper place, i.e., under my feet…. |
1-16-1 (Self-love, Nature), 2-16-8 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 7-16-3 (Renunciation, Forget Self), 14-16-2 (The Little Way), 33-16-1 (Penance, Mortification) |
| 20 | GCII 795 - 796, July 6, 1893, LT 142: to Celine. |
42-20-1 |
…when the sun became hot, the Beloved led us into His garden. He made
us gather the
myrrh of trial by separating us
from
everything and from
Himself. The hill of myrrh has strengthened us with its bitter scents,
so Jesus has made us come down again, and now we are in the valley. He
leads us beside the waters…. Dear Celine, I do not know too well what
I would like to say. Ah! let us be always
Jesus' drop of dew. In that
is happiness, perfection…. Fortunately, I am speaking to you, for other
persons would be unable to understand my language, and I admit it is
true for only a few souls.
In fact, directors have others advance in
perfection by having them perform a great number of acts of virtue, and
they are right; but my director, who is Jesus, teaches me not to count
up my acts. He teaches me to do all through love, to refuse Him nothing,
to be content when He gives me a chance of proving to Him that I love Him.
But this is done in peace, in
abandonment; it is Jesus who is doing all
in me, and I am doing nothing. I feel very much united to my Celine. I believe God has not often made two souls who understand each other so well, never a discordant note. The hand of Jesus touching one of the lyres makes the other vibrate at the same time…. Oh! let us remain hidden in our divine Flower of the fields until the shadows lengthen;… |
2-20-1 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 3-20-1 (Silence, Hidden), 4-20-1 (Trust, Confidence, Abandonment), 7-20-1 (Renunciation, Forget Self), 14-20-3 (The Little Way), 16-20-2 (His Will, Perfection, Sanctity), 17-20-3 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 23-20-1 (The Joy of Sufferings), 28-20-1 (Peace) |
| 21 | GCII 851, April 26, 1894, LT 161: to Celine. |
42-21-1 | Do not fear, dear Celine, as long as your lyre does not cease to sing for Jesus, never will it break…. No doubt it is fragile, more fragile than crystal. If you were to give it to an inexperienced musician, soon it would break; but Jesus is the one who makes the lyre of your heart sound…. He is happy that you are feeling your weakness; He is the one placing in your soul sentiments of mistrust of itself. Dear Celine, thank Jesus. He grants you His choice graces; if always you remain faithful in pleasing Him in little things He will find Himself OBLIGED to help you in GREAT Things…. |
8-21-1 (Weakness, Frailty), 10-21-1 (Littleness), 14-21-2 (The Little Way), 17-21-3 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 24-21-1 (Mercy of God, Graces) |
| 21 | GCII 854, May 22, 1894, LT 164: to Sr. The- rese- Dosi -thee (Leo- nie). |
42-21-2 | Which of the Therese will be the more fervent?…The one who will be more humble, more united to Jesus, more faithful in performing all her actions through love!… Ah! let us pray for one another in order to be equally faithful…. Let us wound Jesus by our eye and by a single hair, this is, by the greatest thing and by the littlest. Let us not refuse Him the least sacrifice. Everything is so big in religion… to pick up a pin out of love can convert a soul. What a mystery!… Ah! it is Jesus alone who can give such a value to our actions; let us love Him with all our strength…. |
2-21-4 (Suffering, Sacrifices, Cross),
17-21-4 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 22-21-1 (Salvation of Souls) |
| 22 | SS 175. |
42-22-1 | …And just as Solomon, when he considered all the works of his hands in which he had place so much useless toil, saw that all is vanity and affliction of spirit, in the same way I recognized from EXPERIENCE that happiness consists in hiding oneself, in remaining ignorant of created things. I understood that without love all works are nothing, even the most dazzling, such as raising the dead to life and converting peoples. |
3-22-2 (Silence, Hidden), 14-22-2 (The Little Way), 17-22-2 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 23-22-1 (The Joy of Suffering) |
| 22 | SS 188. |
42-22-2 | … Ah! if all weak and imperfect souls felt what the least of souls feels, that is, the soul of your little Therese, not one would despair of reaching the summit of the mount of love. Jesus does not demand great actions from us but simply surrender and gratitude…. |
2-22-6 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 7-22-3 (Renunciation, Forget Self), 8-22-2 (Weakness, Frailty), 17-22-10 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity) |
| 22 | SS 189. |
42-22-3 | …He has no need of our works but only of our love, for the same God who declares He has no need to tell us when He is hungry did not fear to beg for a little water from the Samaritan woman. He was thirsty. But when He said: “Give me to drink,” (John 4:7.) it was the love of His poor creature the Creator of the universe was seeking. He was thirsty for love. Ah! I feel it more than ever before, Jesus is parched, for He meets only the ungrateful and indifferent among His disciples in the world, and among His own disciples, alas, He finds few hearts who surrender to Him without reservations, who understand the real tenderness of His infinite Love. |
4-22-4 (Trust, Confidence, Abandonment), 7-22-4 (Renunciation, Forget Self), 14-22-6 (The Little Way), 17-22-11 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 40-22-1 (Participation to Salvation) |
| 22 | GCII 896, Jan. 1895, LT 173: to Sr. The- rese -Dosi- thee (Leo- nie). |
42-22-4 | Dear little Sister, do you not find, as I do, that our Father's departure had brought us close to heaven? More than half the family now enjoys the vision of God, and the five exiled on earth will not be long in flying away to their homeland. This thought of the brevity of life gives me courage, it helps me bear with the weariness of the road. What does a little work on earth matter (say the Imitation)… we pass away and we have not here a lasting dwelling! Jesus has gone before us to prepare a place in the home of His Father, and then He will come and He will take us with Him so that where He is we also may be…. Let us wait, let us suffer in peace, the hour of rest is approaching, the light tribulations of this life of a moment are preparing us for an eternal weight of glory…. |
2-22-8 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 16-22-8 (His Will, Perfection, Sanctity), 25-22-1 (Glory), 28-22-2 (Peace), 37-22-2 (Time) |
| 23 | SS 191. Rem- ember -ing the dream she had on May 10, 1896, written on Sep. 8, 1896, |
42-23-1 | …“Mother, tell me further if God is not asking something more of me than my poor little actions and desire. Is he content with me?” The saint's face took on an expression incomparably more tender than the first time she spoke to me. Her look and her caresses were the sweetest of answers. However, she said to me:“ God asks no other thing from you. He is content, very content!” … |
2-23-1 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials) |
| 23 | SS 196 -197. |
42-23-2 |
…
What this child asks for is Love. She knows
only one thing:
to love You, O Jesus.
Astounding works are forbidden to her;
she cannot preach the Gospel, shed her blood; but what does it
matter since her brothers work in her stead and she, a little
child, stays very close to the throne of the King and Queen.
She loves in her brothers' place while they do the fighting.
But how will she prove her love since
love is proved by works?
Well, the little child will strew flowers, she will perfume
the royal throne with their sweet scents, and she will sing in
her silvery tones the canticle of Love. Yes, my Beloved, this is how my life will be consumed. I have no other means of proving my love for you other than that of strewing flowers, that is, not allowing one little sacrifice to escape, not one look, one word, profiting by all the smallest things and doing them through love. I desire to suffer for love and even to rejoice through love; and in this way I shall strew flowers before Your throne. I shall not come upon one without unpettaling it for You. While I am strewing my flowers, I shall sing, for could one cry while doing such a joyous action? I shall sing even when I must gather my flowers in the midst of thorns, and my song will be all the more melodious in proportion to the length and sharpness of the thorns. O Jesus, of what use will my flowers be to You? Ah! I know very well that this fragrant shower, these fragile, worthless petals, these songs of love from the littlest of hearts will charm You. Yes, these nothingness will please You. They will bring a smile to the Church Triumphant. She will gather up my flowers unpetalled through love and have them pass through Your own divine hands, O Jesus. And this Church in heaven, desirous of playing with her little child, will cast these flowers, which are now infinitely valuable because of Your divine touch, upon the Church suffering in order to extinguish its flames and upon the Church Militant in order to gain the victory for it! |
2-23-2 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 7-23-1 (Renunciation, Sacrifices), 10-23-2 (Littleness), 11-23-2 (Nothingness), 14-23-2 (The Little Way), 17-23-3 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 23-23-1 (The Joy of Sufferings) |
| 23 | SS 200. |
42-23-3 |
O Jesus, allow me in my boundless gratitude to say to You that Your love reaches
unto folly. In the presence of this folly, how can You not desire that my heart
leap towards You? How can my confidence, then, have any limits? Ah! the saints
have committed their follies for You, and they have done great things because
they are eagles. Jesus, I am too little to perform great actions, and my own folly is this: to trust that Your Love will accept me as a victim. My folly consists in begging the eagles, my brothers, to obtain for me the favor of flying towards the Sun of Love with the Divine Eagle's own wings! As long as You desire it, O my Beloved, Your little bird will remain without strength and without wings and will always stay with its gaze fixed upon You. … … I feel that if You found a souls weaker and little than mine, which is impossible, You would be pleased to grant it still greater favors, provided it abandoned itself with total confidence to Your Infinite Mercy…. |
4-23-2 (Trust, Confidence, Abandonment), 7-23-2 (Renunciation, Forget Self), 8-23-4 (Weakness, Frailty), 10-23-4 (Littleness), 17-23-6 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 24-23-1 (Mercy of God, Graces) |
| 23 | GCII 966, Jul. 12, 1896, LT 191: to Celine. |
42-23-4 |
…At the time of the law of fear, before the coming of Our Lord,
the Prophet Isaias already said, speaking in the name of the King
of heaven: “Can a mother forget her
child?…Well! even if a mother
were to forget her child, I myself will never forget you.”
(Isaias 49:15.)
What
a delightful promise! Ah! we who are living in
the law of love,
how can we not profit by the loving advances our Spouse is making
to us… how can we fear Him who allows Himself to be enchained by
a hair fluttering on our neck. Let us understand, then, how to hold Him prisoner, this God who becomes the beggar of our love. When telling us that it is a hair that can effect this prodigy, He is showing us that the smallest actions done out of love are the ones which charm His Heart. Ah! if we had to do great things, how much we would have to be pitied? … How fortunate we are since Jesus allows Himself to be enchained by the smallest things.… It is not little sacrifices you lack, dear Leonie, is not your life made up of them?… I take delight at seeing you before such a treasure and especially when thinking you know how to profit from it, not only for yourself, but for souls …. It is so sweet to help Jesus by our light sacrifices, to help Him save souls that He bought at the price of His Blood and that are awaiting only our help in order not to fall into the abyss…. It seems to me that if our sacrifices are the hairs which captivate Jesus, our joys are also; for this, it suffices not to center in on a selfish happiness but to offer our Spouse the little joys He is sowing on the path of life to charm our souls and raise them to Himself…. |
1-23-1 (Self-love, Nature), 10-23-5 (Littleness), 13-23-1 (Joyful Soul), 14-23-3 (The Little Way), 17-23-10 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 22-23-3 (Salvation of Souls) |
| 23 | GCII 994 Sep. 13, 1896, LT 196: to Sr. Marie of the Sacred Heart. |
4-23-3 | …Without showing Himself, without making His voice heard, Jesus teaches me in secret; it is not by means of books, for I do not understand what I am reading, but at times a word like this one that I drew out at the end of prayer (after having remained in silence and aridity) comes to console me: “Here is the Master I am giving you; he will teach you all you must do. I want to have you read in the book of life, wherein is contained the science of LOVE.” The science of Love, oh! yes, this word resounds sweetly in the ear of my soul, and I desire only this science. Having given all my riches for it, I looked upon this as having given nothing, just as did the spouse in the sacred canticles…. I understand so well that it is only love which makes us pleasing to God that this love is the only good that I ambition. Jesus is pleased to show me the only road that leads to this divine furnace, and this road is the abandonment of the little child who sleeps without fear in its Father's arms.… |
3-23-1 (Silence, Hidden), 4-23-3 (Trust, Confidence, Abandonment), 14-23-4 (The Little Way), 17-23-11 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 35-23-1 (Books) |
| 23 | GCII 999- 1000, Sep. 17, 1896, LT 197: to Sr. Marie of the Sacred Heart. |
42-23-6 | Oh, dear Sister, I beg you, understand your little girl, understand that to love Jesus, to be His victim of love, the weaker one is, without desires or virtues, the more suited one is for the workings of this consuming and transforming Love…. The desire alone to be a victim suffices, but we must consent to remain always poor and without strength, and this is the difficulty, for: “The truly poor in spirit, where do we find him? You must look for him from afar,” (Proverbs 31:10.) said the psalmist…. He does not say that you must look for him among the great souls, but “from afar,” that is to say in lowliness, in nothingness…. Ah! let us remain then very far from all that sparkles, let us love our littleness, let us love to feel nothing, then we shall be poor in spirit, and Jesus will come to look for us, and however far we may be, He will transform us in flames of love…. Oh! how I would like to be able to make you understand what I feel!… It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love…. |
4-23-5 (Trust, Confidence, Abandonment), 8-23-6 (Weakness, Frailty), 9-23-1 (Poor in Spirits), 10-23-7 (Littleness), 11-23-3 (Nothingness), 14-23-6 (The Little Way), 17-23-13 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity) |
| 24 | SS 213 -214. |
42-24-1 | Ah! may Jesus pardon me if I have caused Him any pain, but He knows very well that while I do not have the joy of faith, I am trying to carry out its works at least. I believe I have made more acts of faith in this past year than all through my whole life. At each new occasion of combat, when my enemy provokes me, I conduct myself bravely. Knowing it is cowardly to enter into a duel, I turn my back on my adversary without deigning to look him in the face; but I run towards my Jesus. I tell Him I am ready to shed my blood to the last drop to profess my faith in the existence of heaven. I tell Him, too, I am happy not to enjoy this beautiful heaven on this earth so that he will open it for all eternity to poor unbelievers. |
2-24-5 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 27-24-1 (Sinnes, Sins), 50-24-1 (Jesus's Wounds, Pains and Tears) |
| 24 | SS 234. |
42-24-2 | I do not hold in contempt beautiful thoughts which nourish the souls and unite it with God; but for a long time I have understood that we must not depend on them and even make perfection consist in receiving many spiritual lights. The most beautiful thoughts are nothing without good works. |
16-24-5 (His Will, Perfection, Sanctity), 22-24-1 (Salvation of Souls), 46-24-1 (Revelations) |
| 24 | GCII 1069, Mar. 19, 1897, LT 221: to P. Rou- lland. |
42-24-3 | …With all my heart I thank God for having left you on the field of battle in order that you may win numerous victories for Him; already your sufferings have saved many souls. Saint John of the Cross has said: “The smallest movement of pure love is more useful to the Church than all other works put together.” If it is so, how profitable for the Church must be your pains and trials since it is for the love of Jesus alone that you suffer them with joy. Truly, Brother, I cannot pity you since in you are realized these words of the Imitation: “When you find suffering sweet and when you love it for the love of Jesus Christ, you will have found paradise on earth.” This paradise is really that of the missionary and the Carmelite; the joy that worldlings seek in the midst of pleasures is only a fleeting shadow, but our joy sought and tested in works and sufferings is a very sweet reality, a foretaste of the happiness of heaven. |
2-24-18 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 17-24-11 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 22-24-3 (Salvation of Souls), 23-24-6 (The Joy of Sufferings) |
| 24 | GCII 1085, Apr. 25, 1897, LT 226: to l'abbe Bell- iere. |
42-24-4 |
…Oh, Brother!
I beg you to believe me. God has not given you as a sister
a great soul but a very little and a very imperfect one. Do not think that it is humility that prevents me from acknowledging the gifts of God. I know He has done great things in me, and I sing of this each day with joy. I remember that the one must love more who has been forgiven more, so I take care to make my life an act of love, and I am no longer disturbed at being a little soul; on the contrary, I take delight in this. That is why I dare to hope “my exile will be short,” but it is not because I am prepared. I feel that I shall never be prepared if the Lord does not see fit to transform me Himself. He can do so in one instant; after all the graces He has granted me, I still await this one from His infinite mercy. |
8-24-8 (Weakness, Frailty), 10-24-7 (Littleness), 12-24-3 (Humility, Humbleness), 24-24-7 (Mercy of God, Grace) |
| 24 | GCII 1121 -1122, Jun. 7, 1897, LT 243: to Sr. Gene- vieve. |
42-24-5 |
…Beloved little Sister, let us never speak what appears great in the eyes
of creatures. Solomon, the wisest king whoever was on earth, having
considered the different works that occupy men under the sun, painting,
sculpture, all the arts, understood that all these things were subject
to envy; he cried out that
they were only vanity and affliction of spirit!…
The only thing that is not envied is the last place; there is, then,
only this last place which is not vanity and affliction of spirit…. However, “the way of man is not within his power,” (Jeremias 10:23.) and we surprise ourselves at times by desiring what sparkles. So let us line up humbly among the imperfect, let us esteem ourselves as little souls whom God must sustain at each moment. When He sees we are very much convinced of our nothingness, he extends His hand to us. If we still wish to attempt doing something great even under the pretext of zeal, Good Jesus leaves us all alone. “But when I said: ‘My foot has stumbled,’ your mercy, Lord, strengthened me! … Ps. XCIII.” (Psalm 93:18.) Yes, it suffices to humble oneself, to bear with one's imperfections. That is real sanctity! Let us take each other by the hand, dear little sister, and let us run to the last place … no one will come to dispute with us over it … |
8-24-10 (Weakness, Frailty), 10-24-10 (Littleness), 11-24-4 (Nothingness), 12-24-4 (Humility, Humbleness), 14-24-9 (The Little Way), 16-24-11 (His Will, Perfection, Sanctity) |
| 24 | LC 43, May 9. |
42-24-6 | 1. “I am very happy to go to heaven very soon, but when I think of these words of God: ‘My reward is with me, to render to each one according to his works,’ I tell myself that He will be very much embarrassed in my case. I haven't any works! He will not be able to reward me ‘according to my works.’ Well, then. He will reward me ‘according to His own works.’” | |
| 24 | LC 67, Jun. 23. |
42-24-7 |
I was telling her:“Alas, I'll have nothing to offer to God when I die; my
hands will be empty, and this saddens me very much.” “Well, you're not like ‘baby’ (she called herself this at times) who finds herself in the same circumstances, nevertheless. Even if I had accomplished all the works of St. Paul, I would still believe myself to be a ‘useless servant.’(Luke 17:10) But it is precisely this that makes up my joy, for having nothing, I shall receive everything from God.” |
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| 24 | LC 102, Jul. 16. |
42-24-8 |
6. “If God were to say to me: If you die tonight now, you will have
very great glory; if you die at eighty, your glory will not be as
great, but it will please Me much more. I wouldn't hesitate
to answer: ‘My God, I want to die at eighty, for I'm not seeking
my own glory but simply Your pleasure.’ The great saints worked for the glory of God, but I'm only a little soul; I work simply for His pleasure, and I'd be glad to bear the greatest sufferings when this would be for the purpose of making Him smile only once.” |
2-24-42 (Sufferings, Sacrifices, Crosses, Trials), 10-24-13 (Littleness), 21-24-5 (A Saint), 25-24-4 (Glory) |
| 24 | LC 137, Aug. 6. |
42-24-9 |
4. “
I can depend on nothing, on no good works
of my own in order
to have confidence. For example, I'd like to be able to say
that I've carried out all my obligations of reciting my prayers
for the dead. This poverty, however, was a real light and a grace
for me. I was thinking that never in my life would I be able
to pay my debts to God; this was real riches, real strength for me,
if I wanted to take it in this way. “Then I made this prayer to God: O my God, I beg You, pay the debt that I have acquired with regard to the souls in purgatory, but do it as God, so that it be infinitely better than if I had said my Offices for the Dead. And then I remembered with great consolation these words of St. John of the Cross' canticle: ‘Pay all debts.’ I had always applied this to Love. I felt this grace can't be expressed in words; it's far too sweet! We experience such great peace when we're totally poor, when we depend upon no one except God.” |
4-24-17 (Trust, Confidence, Abandonment), 5-24-8 (Prayer, Meditation, Contemplation), 8-24-18 (Weakness, Frailty), 9-24-3 (Poor in Spirit), 14-24-24 (The Little Way), 16-24-31 (His Will, Perfection, Sanctity), 17-24-27 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity), 24-24-22 (Mercy of God, Graces), 28-24-12 (Peace), 29-24-4 (Consolation), |
| 24 | LC 141, Aug. 8. |
42-24-10 |
2. She was gazing at the sky through the window of the infirmary,
and Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart said: “You look up at
the heavens with so much love!” She was very tired at
the moment, and she answered simply with a smile; later on
she confided what she was thinking to me: “Ah! she believed I was looking at the sky and thinking of the real heavens! No, it was simply because I admire the material heavens; the other is closed against me more and more. Then immediately I said to myself with great gentleness: Oh, certainly, it's really through love that I'm looking up at the sky; yes, it's through love for God, since everything that I do, my actions, my looks, everything, since my Offering, is done through love.” |
14-24-26 (The Little Way), 17-24-29 (Love Jesus, The Love of God, Charity) |
| 24 | LC 143, Aug. 9. |
42-24-9 |
4. They told her she was a saint: “No, I'm not a saint; I've never performed the actions of a saint. I'm a very little soul upon whom God has bestowed graces; that's what I am. What I say is the truth; you'll see this in heaven.” |
20-24-8 (Truth), 21-24-8 (A Saint), 24-24-24 (Mercy of God, Graces) |