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Let all our actions be directed to the end that God may be glorified in all things. — St. Benedict.

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He who suffers in patience, suffers less and saves his soul. He who suffers impatiently, suffers more and loses his soul. — St. Alphonsus.

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When we remember or hear that the enemies of the Church burn and destroy God's temples, we should grieve therefor; but we should also rejoice much when we see new ones built, and we should co-operate in their erection as much as we possibly can. — St. Teresa.

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We should carefully beware of giving ourselves so completely to any employment as to forget to have recourse to God from time to time. — St. Teresa.

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Our Lady, deign to intercede for us sinners with thy divine Son, our Lord, and obtain of Him a blessing for us in our trials and tribulations!— St. Ignatius.

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Whoever would follow Jesus Christ, must walk in His footsteps, if he would not go astray.—ST. TERESA.

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Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small.—ST. ALPHONSUS.

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The trials of life cease to oppress us if we accept them for the love of God.—VEN. LOUIS DE GRANADA.

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If you wish to take up your abode in the tabernacle of the heavenly kingdom, you must reach there through your good works, without which you can not hope to enter.—ST. BENEDICT.

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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.—ST. TERESA.

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When the afflictions of this life overcome us, let us encourage ourselves to bear them patiently by the hope of heaven.—ST. ALPHONSUS.