The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXLet us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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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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God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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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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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Who loves me will love my dog also.
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A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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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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O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
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I know by myself how incomprehensible God is, seeing I cannot comprehend the parts of my own being.
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Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Grace is necessary to salvation, free will equally so – but grace in order to give salvation, free will in order to receive it.
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