Bonté
Bonté In Saint Thérèse’s to Mother de Larochenégly in 1866, she shared having a vision of goodness which was an intimate religious experience for her: “A few days ago, I saw something that consoled me very much. It was during my thanksgiving, when I was making a few reflections on the goodness of God — and how would it be possible not to think of this in such moments: of this infinite goodness, uncreated goodness, source of all goodness! And without which there would be no goodness, neither in people nor in other creatures.I was extremely touched by these reflections, when I saw written as in letters of gold this word Goodness, which I repeated for a long while with an indescribable sweetness. I saw it, I say, written on all creatures, animate and inanimate, rational or not — all bore this name of goodness. I saw it even on the chair which I was using for a kneeler. I understood then that all that these creatures have of good and all the services and help that we receive from each of them are a blessing that we owe to the goodness of our God, who has communicated to them something of his infinite goodness, so that we may meet it in everything and everywhere.” 𝙎𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙘, 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨! We are grateful to Josh, a Gen Z artist and friend of the Cenacle, for sharing with us his beautiful illustration of Saint Thérèse Couderc. 💜
