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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.

Bernard of Clairvaux

The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
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
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
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Hoe Lesson Needs
And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.
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Anything Concentrate Man Surprising
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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Eye Mean Returning Salutary
Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
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
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
It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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Angel Benefit Hands led Motivated Self
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
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Catholic House Together
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
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Engagement Love Relationship
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul

Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.

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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.

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