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NEVER let your home he without a crucifix upon its walls,
to the end that all who enter it may know that you are a
disciple of a Crucified Lord, and that you are not ashamed to own it.
- On Home Life (F.)
JESUS CHRIST, after having given us all He could give, that is
to say, the merit of His toils, His sufferings, and His bitter death;
after having given us His Adorable Body and Blood to be the Food
of our souls, willed also to give us the most precious thing
He had left, which was His holy Mother.
- Notre-Dame d'Ars, Meditation 8.
LOVE is the distinctive mark of those who belong to God,
as the mark of those who reject Him is hatred.
- On the Joys of the Interior Life (Sp.)
THERE is no great merit in doing good to one who is loving
and grateful to us in return.
- Catechism on the Practice of Virtues (M.)
OFFER your temptations for the conversion of sinners.
When the devil sees you doing this, he is beside himself
with rage and makes off, because then the temptation
is turned against himself.
- On Temptations (C.)
WE are poor people who have been taught to beg
spiritually, and we do not beg.
- On Prayer (Sp.)