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When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.

Bernard of Clairvaux

He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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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Agony Beloved Cross Forgive
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Faith God Love Profitable
Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Damage Inspirational Myself
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
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
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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Another Faithfully Men Saint
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks

When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.

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