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.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXLet us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
More Bernard of Clairvaux Quotes
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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.
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We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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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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True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
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A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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