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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text only.

Teresa of Avila

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The true penance comes when God takes away the soul's health and strength for doing penance. Even though I have mentioned elsewhere the great pain this lack causes, the pain is much more intense here. All these things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.
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Oh, how everything that is suffered with love is healed again!
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness His purity shows us our foulness and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Prayer is an act of love words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy but I felt bound by the things of this world.
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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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