Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing.
CATHERINE OF SIENAIt is human to sin, but diabolic to persist in sin.
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Since love for our Creator cannot be sustained unless we love others for God’s sake.
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There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.
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Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
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Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.
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It is a human thing to sin, but perseverance in sin is a thing of the devil.
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Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’ look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can do everything.
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You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.
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Love transforms one into what one loves.
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God is closer to us than water is to a fish.
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Do not be satisfied with little things, because God wants great things!
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The strongest and purest love is not the one that starts from impressions, but the one that comes from admiration.
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It is the nature of love to love as much as we feel we are loved and to love whatever the one we love loves.
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Make two homes for thyself, my daughter. One actual home and the other a spiritual home which thou are to carry with thee always.
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Consider your possessions loaned to you by God.
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It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.
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