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Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.

Pio of Pietrelcina

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You must not be discouraged or let yourself become dejected if your actions have not succeeded as perfectly as you intended. What do you expect? We are made of clay and not every soil yields the fruits expected by the one who tills it. But let us always humble ourselves and acknowledge that we are nothing if we lack the Divine assistance.
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On this earth everyone has his cross. But we must act in such a way that we be not the bad, but good thief.
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I want to be only a poor friar who prays - if God sees blemishes even in the angels, can you imagine what He sees in me!
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In books we seek God in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God's heart.
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Only in Heaven will everything be as beautiful as spring, as pleasant as autumn, and as full of love as summer.
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Jesus who cannot suffer long to keep you in affliction will come to relieve and comfort you by infusing fresh courage into your soul.
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Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Prayer shakes the Heart of God, it obtains necessary graces!
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The Lord is a Father, the most tender and best of fathers. He cannot fail to be moved when His children appeal to Him.
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As gifts increase in you, let your humility grow, for you must consider that everything is given to you on loan.
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The Church is the house of God. It is forbidden for men to enter with bare arms or in shorts. It is forbidden for women to enter in trousers, without a veil on their head, in short clothing, low necklines, sleeveless or immodest dresses.
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The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrificing, and with extreme effort.
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Recommend me to the Lord and to the Virgin Mother because I am in extreme need of their help.
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Love Our Lady and make her loved always recite the Rosary and recite it as often as possible.
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In order to attract us, the Lord grants us many graces that we believe can easily obtain Heaven for us. We do not know, however, that in order to grow, we need hard bread: the cross, humiliation, trials and denials.
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In all the events of life, you must recognize the Divine will. Adore and bless it, especially in the things which are the hardest for you.
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May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.
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May the Heart of Jesus be the goal of all your aspirations.
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Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes.
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It is true that God's power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself.
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I remind you that I belong with great ardor to everyone and for this reason I am suffering immensely for all.
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