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

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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Coming Men Saint Three
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
My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.
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Children Kings Promise Upon Urge
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.
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Believe Book Nature Satisfaction Tree
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
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
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
Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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Prayer Temptation Virtue
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
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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Compassion Fall Fraught Gracious Jesus
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
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Jesus Kings Said Something

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