The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXAs patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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There is no greater misery than false joys.
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The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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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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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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With her for guide, you shall never go astray; while invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Love me, love my dog.
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Ingratitude is the soul’s enemy… Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.
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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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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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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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If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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