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The guest of our soul knows our misery He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.

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(On entering Carmel) I came to save souls and especially to pray for priests.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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If I am despised by the world, If it considers me as nothing, A divine peace flood me. For I have the Host as my support. When I draw near the ciborium, All my sighs are heard... To be nothing is my glory. I am the atom of Jesus.
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