I hope in Him who is Virtue, Holiness itself.

I continue to feel the same bold confidence that I will become a great Saint, because I do not rely on my merits – for I have none. But I hope in the One who is Virtue, Holiness itself. Only He, who is content with my feeble efforts, will lift me up to Himself, cover me with His infinite merits, and make me holy.

(Thérèse of Lisieux, Manuscript A 32 r)