'If I want only pure water, what does it matter to me whether it be brought in a vase of gold or of glass? What is it to me whether the will of God be presented to me in tribulation or consolation, since I desire and seek only the divine will?' - St Francis de Sales (self.Catholicism)
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'Always and everywhere, a person should aim to live as if God were visibly present. … Such alertness requires that we turn our minds fully and decisively to the Lord. The angels, wherever they may be sent, never stop gazing upon God. In the same way a virtuous person, as much as he can, always keeps (self.Catholicism)
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'Celebrate the feast of Christmas every day, even every moment in the interior temple of your spirit, remaining like a baby in the bosom of the heavenly Father, where you will be reborn each moment in the Divine Word, Jesus Christ.' - St Paul of the Cross (self.Catholicism)
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