Day 67 of 80

The Chalice Overflows

Epilogue·Manuscript C·Suffering & the Cross
Context
On her deathbed, September 30, 1897, suffering beyond what she imagined possible, Thérèse said the one thing that mattered: she did not regret surrendering herself to Love. Every word she had written was true. The offering was real.

At half-past two in the afternoon, she sat up and exclaimed: "Dear Mother, the chalice is full to overflowing! I could never have believed that it was possible to suffer so intensely. . . . I can only explain it by my extreme desire to save souls. . . ."

And a little while after: "Yes, all that I have written about my thirst for suffering is really true! I do not regret having surrendered myself to Love."

She repeated these last words several times.

St. Thérèse of Lisieux — Story of a Soul, Epilogue (Manuscript C). Taylor translation, 1912 (public domain).
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