Short meditations for every day in the year, by an anonymous Italian author. Tr. by E.J. Luck, Volume 2 |
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... turn ; and can it be that a God Who gives thee His whole Self in the excess of His love , cannot succeed in winning over thy heart , and oblige thee to love Him in return ? Dost thou not blush at thy chariness in the scanty return thou ...
... turn ; and can it be that a God Who gives thee His whole Self in the excess of His love , cannot succeed in winning over thy heart , and oblige thee to love Him in return ? Dost thou not blush at thy chariness in the scanty return thou ...
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... turn over diligently in thy mind the various vir- tues of which this sacrament is a memorial , and the virtues which He actually displayed therein . Im- agine thou hearest the Eternal Father speaking to thee , and saying as He did to ...
... turn over diligently in thy mind the various vir- tues of which this sacrament is a memorial , and the virtues which He actually displayed therein . Im- agine thou hearest the Eternal Father speaking to thee , and saying as He did to ...
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... turn them to good account . Thou must keep them corde , ore et opere - in thy heart by meditating on them in due season , by loving them with the affec- tions of thy will , and by frequently recalling them with thy memory , especially ...
... turn them to good account . Thou must keep them corde , ore et opere - in thy heart by meditating on them in due season , by loving them with the affec- tions of thy will , and by frequently recalling them with thy memory , especially ...
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... turn thy attention to thy passions , by bringing them into subjection . Which are the passions that hold greater sway over thee ? Endeavour to find them out with a view to mortify them , so that if they must live they may at least live ...
... turn thy attention to thy passions , by bringing them into subjection . Which are the passions that hold greater sway over thee ? Endeavour to find them out with a view to mortify them , so that if they must live they may at least live ...
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... turn it all to best account for the advantage of his body , being meanwhile entirely forgetful of his soul . Reflect , now , how far more foolish is the soul that , after having entirely renounced and given up the things of this world ...
... turn it all to best account for the advantage of his body , being meanwhile entirely forgetful of his soul . Reflect , now , how far more foolish is the soul that , after having entirely renounced and given up the things of this world ...
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Page 82 - For the which cause I also suffer these things : nevertheless I am not ashamed : for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Page 67 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in Him may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
Page 120 - Venite ad me omnes qui laboratis et onerati estis, et ego reficiam vos.
Page 97 - Furthermore" I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord : for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dang, that I may gain Christ...
Page 107 - Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt : and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Page 87 - Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 78 - With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity, careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.
Page 195 - I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.
Page 27 - What man of you having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Page 8 - All power is given to Me in heaven and in earth; going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold, I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world