Saint Therese was born at Alencon in France in 1873. While still a young girl, she entered the Carmelite monastery at Lisieux. There she lived a life of humility, evangelical simplicity and trusk in God. By word and example she taught these virtues to the novices of the community. Offering her life for the salvation of souls, and the growth of the Church, she died September 30, 1897.
Quotes from St. Therese of the Child Jesus
"It pleases Him to create great Saints, who may be compared with the lilies or the rose; but He has also created little ones, who must be content to be daisies or violets, nestling at His feet to delight His eyes when He should choose to look at them. The happier they are to be as He wills, the more perfect they are."
"A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul."
"I learned from experiene that joy does not reside in the things about us, but in the very depths of the soul, that one can have it in the gloom of a dungeon as well as in the palace of a king."