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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor. Saint Ignatius
Love Suffering Honor True Know Am Deserve
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do. Saint Ignatius
God Grace Will Francis Done
It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious. Saint Ignatius
Eloquent One Thing Religious Charming Another Speaking Profane Thing Speech
It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never possess any virtue in its fullness, while the energetic and industrious make notable advances on both fronts. Saint Ignatius
Struggle Soul Peace Achieve Virtue Possess Both Self Never Advances Make Industrious Because Any Fronts Energetic While Against Notable Certain Fullness
Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood. Saint Ignatius
Cause Drop Our Say Harsh Would Concerning Shedding Lord Sake Blood Anything Body Avoid Even Treatment
The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be. Saint Ignatius
Will Throughout Head Wellbeing Subjects Turn Body Whole
The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith. Saint Ignatius
Faith Myself Father Has-Been India Propagation Both Principal Catholic Catholic Faith Been End Holy Conquest
The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked. Saint Patrick
Wicked Gifts High Most
The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Saying Prayer Words Mind First Nothing Christian Suitable Caring Address Simply Almighty Freely Him First Thing Frequent Learnt God Almighty Repetition May The First Thing Being Cannot Whether Custom Manner Grant Speaking Rote Thing Slave
Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love Good Great Prayer Fear Practice Nothing Something Only Without Lord Go Beg Begun Whoever Here Desire
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds. Saint Teresa of Avila
Prayer Soul Gives Bounds Within Narrow Itself Account Either Which Little Much Should Kept
I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. Saint Teresa of Avila
Obedience Impossible Power Easy Seem Know Making Which Things
I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace. All this would have been enough to make me good, if I had not been so wicked. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Good Me Grace Mother Father Wicked Enough Our Our Lord Would Feared Had Also Make Devout Lord Were Been His Who Helped
Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment. Saint Teresa of Avila
God Heart World Thought Longing Solely Finds Gives Remain Wishes Comfort Discontent Quit Painful Here
My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children. Saint Teresa of Avila
Great Man Charity Compassion Father Own Sick Once Brothers Could Tenderness Never He Towards House Also Him His Pitied Being Children Them Poor Much Persuaded Keep Servants Belonging Slave Treated Slaves
Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart. Saint Teresa of Avila
Heart Glorious Other Consider Embedded Seems Name Fell Because Saint His Than Fixed Lips Paul Us Let Us Jesus
I have always wanted to become a saint. Unfortunately, when I have compared myself with the saints, I have always found that there is the same difference between the saints and me as there is between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and a humble grain of sand trodden underfoot by passers-by. Thérèse of Lisieux
Myself Me Humble Clouds Become Lost Summit Trodden Between Underfoot Always Passers-By Saint Saints Mountain Same Difference Grain Wanted Grain Of Sand Unfortunately Sand Compared Found Whose
The Son of God became man so that we might become God. Athanasius
God Religion Man Son Become Became Might
Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds. Athanasius
Life Mind First Own Approach Must Similarly Sacred Writers Cleanse Wishes Understand Saints His Anyone Who Deeds Copying
This is a serious warning cry: Surrender without reservation to the Lord who has called us. This is required of us so that the face of the earth may be renewed. Edith Stein
Surrender Face Reservation Earth Cry Renewed Without Lord May Us Required Warning Who Serious
The emotions have been seen as the center of woman's soul. For that reason, emotional formation will have to be centrally placed in woman's formation. Edith Stein
Soul Woman Emotions Will Seen Emotional Been Center Formation Placed Reason
The community that stands behind a culture as a comprehensively productive personality must be so extensive that in it, to a certain degree, all partialities balance out and work together. Edith Stein
Work Together Balance Culture Personality Degree Community Out Must Behind Work Together Certain Certain Degree Productive Stands Extensive
Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost to their near and dear ones, but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone. Edith Stein
God Lost Everyone Our Those Vocation Join Because Dear Been Won Order Them Who Near
The state has got to be its own master. The modalities of civic life may not be prescribed for it through any power standing outside of that state - be it a private person or be it a community superior, collateral, or subordinate to that state. Edith Stein
Life Superior Power Master Own Community State Collateral Civic Through Outside Got Private Private Person Subordinate Person Any May Standing Prescribed
Woe to those who die in mortal sin! Francis of Assisi
Those Mortal Sin Woe Die Who
If zeal had been appropriate for putting humanity right, why did God the Word clothe himself in the body, using gentleness and humility in order to bring the world back to his Father? Isaac of Nineveh
God Humanity World Word Father Humility Back Appropriate Had Putting Himself Gentleness Been His Did Order Body Using Zeal Why Right Bring
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