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“Joan of Arc’s exploits delighted me. I used to feel in my heart the desire and the courage to imitate her. It seemed to me that the Lord destined me too for great things. I was not mistaken. But instead of voices from Heaven calling me to combat, I heard in the depths of my soul a voice that was gentler and stronger still: the voice of the Spouse of virgins was calling me to conquer for Him the kingdom of hearts

She believed that God did not inspire desires in her without wanting to fulfill them... she pressed on until she came to his passage on the importance of love: "If I have all the eloquence of men or of angels, but speak without love, I am simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing." She leaped at the passage, discovering that for which she was searching. "I finally had rest," she wrote.

Thérèse😭💙

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