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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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Heart Jesus Sweet Wound
Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Dreadful Offensiveness Presence
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
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Enjoyment Love May Order
Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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Humble Lasts Next
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
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
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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Fatherland Heaven Joy Memories Presence
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
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates

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