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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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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Catholic House Together
I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Comprehend God Knows Own
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
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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Humble Lasts Next
Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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Art Christian Prayer
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Engagement Love Relationship
O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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Blessed Evoke Heart Name
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Jesus Made Sacrament
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin

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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