Death is the gate of life.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXThe rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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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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We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
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Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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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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All things are possible to one who believes.
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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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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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