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Death is the gate of life.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Jesus Made Sacrament
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
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
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
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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Compassion Fall Fraught Gracious Jesus
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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Benefit Pride Receiving Recieve
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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Grace Soul Wind
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
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Able Answers Righteousness Sin
He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Faith Giving Inspiration
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue

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