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God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught.
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Compassion Fall Fraught Gracious Jesus
To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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Mark Mary Salvation
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
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
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
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.
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Benefit Pride Receiving Recieve
Both the nail and the wound cry out that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself… Through these sacred wounds we can see the secret of his heart, the great mystery of love.
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Christ Cry Heart Love Mystery Nail Sacred
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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Church Command Jesus Leader Minister
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
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

God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.

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