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Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.

Benedict of Nursia

He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.
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Catholic Deeds First
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
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.
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Faith Heart Inspiration
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
And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in peace.
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Firsts May Together
Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline.
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Boys Discipline Measure Proper Understanding
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
Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.
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Enemy Reading Soul
The sleepy like to make excuses.
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Excuse Make Sleepy
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
It is time now for us to rise from sleep.
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Rise Sleep Time
Listen carefully, my child, to your master’s precepts, and incline the ear of your heart.
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Children Father Heart
Be careful to be gentle, lest in removing the rust, you break the whole instrument.
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Break Instrument Rust
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
Idleness is an enemy of the soul.
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Enemy Idleness Soul
Run while you have the light of life!
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Life Light Run Running

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