Tag: faith
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LOVE
“All holiness and perfection of soul lies in our love for Jesus Christ our God, who is our Redeemer and our supreme good.” + St. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop (1696-1787 A.D.) “Anyone who has love is far from sin.” + St. Polycarp, bishop and martyr (69-155 A.D.) “The man who truly loves God also loves his…
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HOLINESS
“‘Great’ holiness consists in carrying out the ‘little duties’ of each moment.” — St. Josemaria Escriva Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.”— Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta “Holiness does not demand anything…
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DESIRE
If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. God withholds what you are not yet ready for. He wants you to have a lively desire for His greatest gifts. All of which is to say, pray always and do not lose heart. Saint…
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COMPASSION
“We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.” – Saint Jeanne de Chantal “The Lord looked into the depth of my being with great kindness; I thought I would die for joy under that gaze.” – St. Ignatius of Loyola If we have…
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TRUST
We must often feel weary and tired yet God brings us through all these things.” Saint Mary MacKillop “Do not fear what may happen tomorrow. The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing…
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SPEECH
I am now thirty years praying daily that my Lord Jesus may preserve me from saying an idle word, and yet I am always relapsing.’ St. Sisoes ‘No passion is worse than an uncontrolled tongue, because it is the mother of all the passions.’ St. Agathon ‘If the soul keeps far away from all discourse…
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SELF- DENIAL
He loves you as though He hadno-one else to love but you alone.You, too, should love Him aloneand all others for His Sake.Of Him you may say and, indeed, you should say:My Beloved to me and I to Him (Cant, 2:16).My God has given Himself all to meand I give myself all to Him;He has…
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PRAYER
“I want to be only a poor Friar who prays…Pray, Hope and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayers…Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips but with your heart. In fact on…
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PASSIONS
Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire. –St. Augustine Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. –St. Teresa of Avila But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than…
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JUDGEMENT
“It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen; that is the common right of humanity.” – Seneca the Elder Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.” – Psalm 106:3 “Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live…
