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His Majesty [the Lord] . . . rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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I only wish I could write with both hands, so as not to forget one thing while I am saying another.
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Alas, O Lord, to what a state dost Thou bring those who love Thee!
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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It is not so essential to think much as to love much.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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It is certain that the love of God does not consist in this sweetness and tenderness which we for the most part desire but rather in serving Him in justice, fortitude, and humility. His Majesty seeks and loves courageous souls.
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It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
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Patience obtains everything.
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We bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our eyes can suffer but our souls, dear, I will just say this forthright: they are God Himself, we will never perish until He does.
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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face
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Do you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen?
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