I am a diocesan priest in the parish of Cyrill and Method in the Archdiocese of Vienna, and a teacher at the Today is the feastday of St. Therese, virgin and doctor of the Church.
"Merit does not consist in doing or giving much. It consists in loving much." (Letter 142, to Celine).
"When I have committed a fault that makes me sad, I know well that this sadness is the consequence of my infidelity. But do you think I stop there? Oh no, I'm not so silly! I hurry to say to God: My God, I know that I have merited this feeling of sadness, but let me offer you all of it as a test that you send me out of love. I regret my sin, but I am content to have this suffering to offer to you. (Last words of St. Thérèse as recollected by Sr. Agnes of Jesus.)
One of the most mis-used Catholic authors of our day. May her teaching imbue us all!
"Merit does not consist in doing or giving much. It consists in loving much." wow… 🙂