The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXWhat 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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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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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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The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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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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Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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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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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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With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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