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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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Angel Faithful Father Powerful
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
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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Children Mother Religious
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
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
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
I do a great wrong in His sight, when I beseech Him that He will hear my prayer, which as I give utterance to it, I do not hear myself. I entreat Him that He will think of me; but I regard neither myself nor Him.
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Heart Prayer Regard Thinking
My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge
True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Past Regret Resolving Saint

I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.

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