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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

Teresa of Avila

It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Different Love Nature Way Work
Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God Move
All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Evil Flow Knowledge Man Serious Trouble Truth World
Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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Care Death Remember Soul Yourself
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Crystal God Grace Life Man Rise River State Tree Water
Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Favor Forever Greatness Ourselves Remember Suffering Thinking
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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Far Greatness Humble Learning Ourselves Purity
Love turns work into rest.
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Love One Liner Work
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Death One Liner Suffering Truth
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Brand Freedom God Himself People Slave Spiritual
Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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God Respect Servant Thinking Yourself
May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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God Protection Sadness
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Endurance Gratitude Mindset Patience Serious Suffering
The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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God Oneself Simplicity

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

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