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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.

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
Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault.
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Damage Inspirational Myself
Hell is full of good wishes or desires.
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Catholic Desire Wish
Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
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
Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.
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Arms Joyful Names
He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Deeds Hypocrisy Scripture
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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Anything Concentrate Man Surprising
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
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Charity Poison Slander
I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
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Beeches Masters Oaks
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
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
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
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
True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Past Regret Resolving Saint
The peacemakers shall be called the sons of God, who came to make peace between God and man. What then shall the sowers of discord be called, but the children of the devil? And what must they look for but their father’s portion?
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Between Children Father God Portion Son
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
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
The piercing nail has become a key to unlock the door, that I may see the good will of the Lord. And what can I see as I look through the hole?
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Faith Heart Inspiration
If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing.
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Loss Water Wise
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
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Inspirational Life Vanity
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
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.
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Invisible Knowledge Thing Understanding

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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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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