“All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
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“Prayer will make you one with Jesus, and you can say with Saint Paul, “it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20).”
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“Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”
― The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition
― The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition
“Everything in discernment of spirits is directed toward action: toward firmly accepting what is of God and equally firmly rejecting what is not.”
― The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living
― The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living
“Then, beside myself with joy, I cried out: "O Jesus, my Love, at last I have found my vocation. My vocation is love! Yes, I have found my place in the bosom of the Church, and this place, O my God, Thou hast Thyself given to me: in the heart of the Church, my Mother, I will be LOVE! . . .”
― Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
― Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
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