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What I know of the divine science and holy scripture, I learnt in the woods and fields.
Bernard of Clairvaux
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He rightly reads scripture who turns words into deeds.
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Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful they are prudent they are powerful Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.
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Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.
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There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.
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He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.
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Death is the gate of life.
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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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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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The measure of love is love without measure.
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The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that you, O Lord Jesus, are sweet & mild & plenteous in mercy.
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God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.
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Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.
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For I have learnt for a fact that nothing so effectively obtains, retains and regains grace, as that we should always be found not high-minded before God, but filled with holy fear.
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All things are possible to one who believes.
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Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.
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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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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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