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Whoever loses his life for my sake...
will save it.
Jesus; Mark 8:35
 


Let us die to ourselves that we might live for Christ.

 
St. Columban, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Great is the Lord.
Psalm 145:3
 


These are the sacrifices most pleasing to God:
mercy, humility, praise, peace, charity.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I love you Lord.
Psalm 18:1
 


Strive to please God in all things.
He will repay you for all that you do.
 

 
Bl. Marie Riviere, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
Psalm 119:57
 


As God possesses all things,
those who possess God will lack nothing.

 
St. Cyprian of Carthage, 3rd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God is my possession forever.
Psalm 72:26
 


Why do you delay, since from this very moment
you can love God in your heart?

 
St. John of the Cross, 16th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I love the Lord.
Psalm 116:1
 


By our actions we tell God of our love.

 
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
This is my resting place.
Psalm 132:14
 


Our Lord will supply everything
when you are satisfied with him alone.

 
St. Claude de la Colombiere, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the night.
Psalm 63:6
 


We must know before we can love;
and to know God we must often think about him.

 
'The Practice of the Presence of God', Br. Lawrence, 17th century

 

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