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Thank God for the things that I do not own.

Teresa of Avila

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O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.
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Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour.
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Alas, O Lord, to what a state dost Thou bring those who love Thee!
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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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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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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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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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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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God, deliver me from sullen saints.
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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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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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Contemplative prayer [oración mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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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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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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