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From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
there are four degrees of love: 1) Love of self for self’s sake. 2) Love of God for self’s sake. 3) Love of God for God’s own sake. 4) Love of self for God’s sake.
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Heart Love Self Soul
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
It was love that motivated His self-emptying, that led Him to become a little lower than angels, to be subject to parents, to bow His head beneath the Baptist’s hands, to endure the weakness of the flesh, and to submit to death even upon the cross
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Angel Benefit Hands led Motivated Self
Let 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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Agony Beloved Cross Forgive
If she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal.
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Before Goal Grow Shall Shows
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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Hoe Lesson Needs
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.
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Another Faithfully Men Saint
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.
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Fool Masters Spiritual
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
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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Giving Grace Order

From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.

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