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Holy church-that mother who is also a queen because she is a king's bride.

Teresa of Avila

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Praised be the Lord, who has redeemed me from myself.
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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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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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The words are very distinctly formed but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would be if they were heard by the ear. It is impossible not to understand them, whatever resistance we may offer... There is no escape, for in spite of ourselves we must listen...
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To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.
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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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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works---I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.
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