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And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.

Bernard of Clairvaux

O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
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Blessed Evoke Heart Name
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
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
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Humility Path Study
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
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
Let no one believe that he has received the divine kiss, if he knows the truth without loving it or loves it without understanding it. But blessed is that kiss whereby not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; for there is never full knowledge without perfect love.
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Believe Father Love
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
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
Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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Church Command Jesus Leader Minister
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
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
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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Grace Soul Wind
How beautiful then is modesty and what a gem among virtues it is.
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Beautiful Modesty Virtue
Love is alone sufficient by itself, it pleases by itself and for it’s own sake. It is itself a merit, and itself it’s own recompense. It seeks neither cause, nor consequences beyond itself. It is its own fruit, its own object and usefulness. I love because I love you, I love that I may love.
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Emotion Love May Recompose Sake Sufficient
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
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

And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.

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