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Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.

Ignatius of Antioch

Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Beginning Discipline Myself
Be obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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Father God Obedience Oneself Spirit Unity
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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Fear Ourselves Spirit Suffering
It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses.
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Forgiveness Freedom Habit Impossible Man Sin Yourself
Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.
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Empowerment God Man Name Suffering Togetherness
Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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Present Religious Togetherness
Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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Appearance God Religion
Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
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Hate Ourselves Production Work World
It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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Better Reality Silence Talk
Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
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Body Devil Fire God Myself Religious Tear Wild
My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece.
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Confidence Deep Feeling God Heart Myself Pieces Writing
It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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Better Choice Death Earth End God Myself
I no longer take pleasure in perishable food or in the delights of this world. I want only God’s bread, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, formed of the seed of David, and for drink I crave His Blood which is love that cannot perish.
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Drink Food God Happiness Love Myself World
It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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Dedication Reality Religious Right
I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.
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Death Earth God Love Ourselves Seek
Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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Care God Himself Ourselves

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