In the Old Testament I've found one of the beatitudes (Psalm 36:11), the counsels not to take a high seat in order not to be humbled (Proverbs 25:6-7), love thy neighbour (Sirach 27:18), forgive sins so that your sins will be forgiven (Sirach 28), feed the hungry, house and

St Thérèse of Lisieux - The Story Of A Soul pg.116 To return to what Our Lord taught me: One day, after Compline, I had searched in vain for our lamp on the shelves where it should have been; as it was the time of "Great Silence," I could do no more about it and thought,

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Sirach 33 19 Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church. 20 Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest then repent, and thou entreat for the same. 21

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St Thérèse of Lisieux - The Story Of A Soul pg.111 But you know, Mother, that his [Father's] habit of forgiving everyone began long before that. Mother and all who knew him vouched for the fact that he never spoke a single uncharitable word. His faith and generosity were equal

Introduction To The Devout Life pg.136 Love holds the first rank among the passions of the soul; it is the king of all the motions of the heart; assimilates all the rest to itself, and makes us like that which it loves. Be careful then, Philothea, to entertain no evil love, for

I checked and it’s real > Chinese guy is denied a visa > has to leave Australia > he’s really mad > throws hot coffee on a baby > White baby is seriously burnt > Chinese guy evades police > manages to flee to China > police were slow to release his identity, enabling his

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Grenades thrown into barber shops, beauty salons and kebabs are becoming so prevalent in Western Europe that they barely make the news. Police are losing control over vast swathes of territory and when they do, nature takes over. For most humans, including all of those imported

February 7th. St Romuald, A. C. He passed seven years in Sitria, in his cell in strict silence, but his example did the office of his tongue and moved many to penance. In his old age, instead of relaxing, he increased his austerities and fasts. He had three hairshirts which he

Introduction To The Devout Life pg.133 Thus, when our worldly goods cleave to our heart, if tempest, a thief, or a cheat, should pluck any part of them from us, what complaints, trouble, and impatience do we not fall into? But when our goods are only held by the care God would

February 6th. St Dorothy, V. M. St Aldhelm relates from her acts, that Fabritius, the governor of Cæsarea, in Cappadocia, inflicted on her the most cruel torments, because she refused to marry, or to adore idols; that she converted two apostate woman sent to seduce her; and that

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The Australian government not only refused to release the suspect’s identity, but told police not to stop him from leaving the country. Australia decided to completely forego punishing a man who tried to murder and maimed a baby, and instead punished the people angry about it.

St Thérèse of Lisieux - The Story Of A Soul pg.106 During my postulency, our Mistress used to send me out to weed at half-past four every afternoon. It cost me a lot, all the more because I was almost sure to meet Mother Mary Gonzaga on the way. On one such occasion she

Introduction To The Devout Life pg.131 Give up, then, always some part of your means, by bestowing it on the poor with a willing heart; for to give away what we have, is to impoverish ourselves by so much as we give; and the more we give, the poorer we make ourselves. It is

February 5th. St Agatha, V. M. The perfect purity of intention by which St. Agatha was entirely dead to the world and herself, and sought only to please God, is the circumstance which sanctified her sufferings, and rendered her sacrifice complete. The least cross which we bear,

@MalleusJudas Both King Saul and King David confessed they had sinned when it had been pointed out, but only King David was forgiven as Saul wasn't truly sorry. And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou