So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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