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When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.

Bernard of Clairvaux

A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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Confession Saint Sin
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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Jesus Kings Said Something
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Coming Men Saint Three
All things are possible to one who believes.
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All Believe Possible Things
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Jesus Made Sacrament
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
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Cease Except Feed Fire Hate Self
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Dreadful Offensiveness Presence
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study

When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.

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