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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!

Bernard of Clairvaux

If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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Confession Saint Sin
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
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
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study
Let 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.
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Christian Honored More Mother Son
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
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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Church Loss Present Reservoir Superbundant
The three most important virtues are humility, humility, and humility.
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Humility Important Three
I do a great wrong in His sight, when I beseech Him that He will hear my prayer, which as I give utterance to it, I do not hear myself. I entreat Him that He will think of me; but I regard neither myself nor Him.
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Heart Prayer Regard Thinking
there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Heart Love Self Soul
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor’s glory.
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Benefactor Benefits Pride Use

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