When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXLet Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My Beloved, look on me;Turn me wholly unto Thee;”Be thou whole,” say openly:”I forgive thee all.
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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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Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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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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Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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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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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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The true measure of loving God is to love him without measure.
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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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For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.
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If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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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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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 will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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