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Always seek to do good to one another
and to all. |
1 Thessalonians 5:15 |
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Whoever does evil, does injury to Christ.
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St. Caesarius of Arles, 6th century
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He must increase,
but I must decrease. |
John the Baptist; John 3:30 |
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The more we empty ourselves
the more room
we give God to fill us.
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Bl. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century
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Bear with one another charitably,
in complete selflessness, gentleness
and patience. |
Ephesians 4:2 |
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In imitation of the Lord,
be humble and gentle in all you do.
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St. Vincent de Paul, 17th century
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In all you do,
do everything as for God's glory. |
1 Corinthians 10:31 |
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God places more value on goodwill in all we do,
then on the works themselves.
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St. Lawrence Justinian, 15h century
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Live in me. |
Jesus; John 15:4 |
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Even the most isolated or poorest being,
the person whom illness has nailed to a bed of pain,
or whose life is made up of humble renunciations and daily sacrifices,
can exert an influence on others, and attain, through divine grace,
that which his activity perhaps would not have attained.
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Servant of God, Elisabeth Leseur, 20th century
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Love endures all things. |
1 Corinthians 13:7 |
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Love is watchful; sleeping, it does not slumber.
Wearied, it is not tired, alarmed, it is not confused,
but like a living flame, a burning torch,
it moves upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle.
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The Imitation of Christ'; Thomas a Kempis,15th century
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Serve the Lord with all humility. |
cf. Acts 20:19 |
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The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey,
and those who nourish themselves with this honey
produce sweet fruit.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century
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Love bears all things. |
1 Corinthians 13:7 |
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Silence is sometimes an act of energy,
and smiling, too.
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Servant of God, Elisabeth Leseur, 20th century
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