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Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.

Benedict of Nursia

There is nothing better to display the truth in an excellent light, than a clear and simple statement of facts.
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Facts Light Simple
It is time now for us to rise from sleep.
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Rise Sleep Time
Be careful to be gentle, lest in removing the rust, you break the whole instrument.
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Break Instrument Rust
The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how much more needful is it that we refrain from evil words, on account of the penalty of the sin!
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Evil Needful Prophet Sake Show Silence
Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
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Faith Heart Inspiration
He who has ears for hearing, let him listen
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Ears Hearing Listen
It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.
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Giving Irregular Life Soul Up Vices
Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they were Christ Himself.
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Attention Healing Sick
Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father’s advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.
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Advice Departed Disobedience Father Receive
The sleepy like to make excuses.
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Excuse Make Sleepy
Run while you have the light of life!
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Life Light Run Running
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
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Catholic Good Gospel Jesus Path
Listen carefully, my child, to your master’s precepts, and incline the ear of your heart.
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Children Father Heart
Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline.
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Boys Discipline Measure Proper Understanding
To attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good one sees in oneself; but to recognize always that the evil is one’s own doing, and to impute it on one’s self.
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Attributes Evil Self
Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.
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Catholic Firsts Perfection

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