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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