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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.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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
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
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
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
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
Humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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Better Fur Humility Pride
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
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Fields Scripture Woods
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
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Bliss Earth Thee
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth
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Earth Eucharist Heaven
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
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
There is no greater misery than false joys.
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Greater Joy Misery
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
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Creative Grows Love
Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!
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Jesus Made Sacrament

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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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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