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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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
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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Heart Jesus Sweet Wound
Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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Appearance Body Flesh Soul
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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Fatherland Heaven Joy Memories Presence
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
And thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.
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Church Loss Present Reservoir Superbundant
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
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Mark Mary Salvation
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
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Faith God Love Profitable
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
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

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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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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