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The path to heaven lies through heaven, and all the way to heaven is heaven.

St. Catherine of Siena

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O my soul, what are you doing? Are you not aware that God sees you always? You can never hide yourself from His sight. O Father, have pity on us because we are blind and in darkness. Drive out the darkness and give me light. Melt the ice of my self-love and kindle in me the fire of Your charity.
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too great pity is the greatest cruelty.
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What is it you want to change? Your hair, your face, your body? Why? For God is in love with all those things and he might weep when they are gone.
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O abyss! O eternal Godhead! O deep sea! What more could you have given me than the gift of your very self?
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Even if [the Pope an incarnate devil], we ought not to raise up our heads against him, but calmly lie down to rest on his bosom... He who rebels against our Father is condemned to death, for that which we do to him we do to Christ: we honor Christ if we honor the Pope we dishonor Christ if we dishonor the Pope.
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It is human to sin, but diabolic to persist in sin.
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Obedience shows whether you are grateful.
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