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Quotation from The Story of a Soul by Therese of Lisieux

“With me prayer is an uplifting of the heart; a glance towards heaven; a cry of gratitude and love, uttered equally in sorrow and in joy.”

Therese of Lisieux (spoken by Thérèse of Lisieux)

The Story of a Soul, Chapter X, trans. Thomas N. Taylor

Portrait of Therese of Lisieux

Her description of her own way of praying, simple and without set formulas.

Citation: "With me prayer is an uplifting of the heart; a glance towards heaven; a cry of gratitude and love, uttered equally in sorrow and in joy." — Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul, Chapter X, trans. Thomas N. Taylor. (id story-of-a-soul-q6)

Virtues: Piety

Portrait: Teresa-de-Lisieux, Céline Martin, Public domain.

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