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The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux - With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse by Saint de Lisieux Thérèse
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"The chief plenary indulgence, which is within reach of everybody,
and can be gained without the ordinary conditions, is that of
charity-- which 'covereth a multitude of sins.'"[26]

* * * * * *

"Surely you will not even pass through Purgatory. If such a thing
should happen, then certainly nobody goes straight to
Heaven."--"That gives me little thought. I shall be quite content
with the Merciful God's decision. Should I go to Purgatory, I
shall--like the three Hebrew children in the furnace--walk amid
the flames singing the Canticle of Love."

* * * * * *

"In Heaven you will be placed among the Seraphim." "If so, I shall
not imitate them. At the sight of God _they cover themselves with
their wings_[27]: I shall take good care not to hide myself with
mine."

* * * * * *

I showed her a picture which represented Joan of Arc being
comforted in prison by her Voices, and she remarked: "I also am
comforted by an interior voice. From above, the Saints encourage
me, saying: 'So long as thou art a captive in chains, thou canst
not fulfill thy mission, but later on, after thy death, will come
thy day of triumph.'"

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