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THE JOY OF LOVE : Apostolic EXHORTATION AMORIS LAETITIA - ON LOVE IN THE FAMILY: pope francis joy

by Pope Francis

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Feb 11, 2017 11:49AM

“The greatest evil is the lack of love and charity, the terrible indifference towards one’s neighbor… . [P]eople today are hungry for love, for understanding love which is much greater and which is the only answer to loneliness and great poverty.”82 By accepting her own thirst (with”
― Michael E. Gaitley, 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration

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“Why must we give ourselves fully to God? Because God has given Himself to us. If God who owes nothing to us is ready to impart to us no less than Himself, shall we answer with just a fraction of ourselves? To give ourselves fully to God is a means of receiving God Himself. I for God and God for me. I live for God and give up my own self, and in this way induce God to live for me. Therefore to possess God we must allow Him to possess our soul.5”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta

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“Fear is a greater evil than evil itself. O you of little faith: what is it you fear? Do not be afraid. You are walking on water, amid wind and wave, but you are with Jesus. What is there to fear? If fear takes hold of you, cry out strongly, “O Lord, save me!” He will hold out a hand to you. Hold on tight, and go forward with joy.”
― Francis de Sales, Roses Among Thorns: Simple Advice for Renewing Your Spiritual Journey

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“God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn't. In this trial He makes us occupy the dock, the witness box, and the bench all at once. He always knew that my temple was a house of cards. His only way of making me realize the fact was to knock it down.”
― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

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“Good feelings, when they depart, recommend to us the pursuit of virtue in their absence; indeed it is for our growth in virtue that they are given to us. The bad ones suggest that when they depart, virtue does too, and they leave us dispirited. In brief, good feelings do not call for love, but only for us to love the One who sends them, while the bad ones want us to love them above all things. Good feelings impel us to seek virtue; bad ones to seek feelings themselves.”
― Francis de Sales, Roses Among Thorns: Simple Advice for Renewing Your Spiritual Journey

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