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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.

Bernard of Clairvaux

From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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God Love Loving Religious
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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Blessed Evoke Heart Name
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
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
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
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
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
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
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.
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Believe Father Love
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
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?
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Faith Heart Inspiration
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
The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.
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Looking Praying Thinking
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Dreadful Offensiveness Presence
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
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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Angel Faithful Father Powerful

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