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Showing posts with label Abbot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abbot. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Anthony the Abbot (AKA Saint Anthony the Great)

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Believe me; the devil fears the vigils of pious souls, and their fastings, their voluntary poverty, their loving compassion, their hu...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Quote for All Saints Day

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Calling the saints to mind inspires, or rather arouses in us, above all else, a longing to enjoy their company, so desirable in its...
Monday, September 11, 2017

Saint Francis of Assisi Quote

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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. -- Saint Francis of Assisi ...
Saturday, August 19, 2017

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Quote

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Look at that clever calumniator! He begins by fetching a deep sigh, he affects to be humble, and puts on a modest look, and with a vo...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Saint Basil the Great Quote

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When mankind was estranged from him by disobedience, God our Savior made a plan for raising us from our fall and restoring us to frie...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Saint John Climacus Quote

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A chaste man is completely oblivious to the difference between bodies. The rule and limit of absolute chastity is to have the same fe...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Saint Basil the Great Quote

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Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life. -- Saint Basil the Great from Adversus Eunomium...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Saint Anthony the Abbot (aka Saint Anthony the Great) Quote

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The days are coming when men will go mad; and, when they meet a man who has kept his senses, they will rise up against him, saying, “...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Saint Aelred of Rievaulx Quote

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How I savor it when I see the Lord of all majesty showing himself as far as bodily exertion and human emotion are concerned not like ...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Saint John Climacus Quote

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Do not condemn, even with your eyes, for they are often deceived. -- Saint John Climacus
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Saint Dorotheus of Gaza Quote

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It is impossible for anyone to get angry with his neighbor without initially raising himself above him, belittling him and then regar...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Quote

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Love is sufficient of itself; it gives pleasure by itself and because of itself. It is its own merit, its own reward. Love looks for ...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Saint Bruno Quote

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Rejoice, my dearest brothers, because you are blessed and because of the bountiful hand of God’s grace upon you. Rejoice, because you...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Saint Basil the Great Quote

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With regard to doing the will of the Lord, even if someone should be scandalized by what we do, we must not let that hamper our freed...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Quote

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Look at that clever calumniator! He begins by fetching a deep sigh, he affects to be humble, and puts on a modest look, and with a vo...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Saint Dorotheus of Gaza Quote

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When God created man, He planted something divine into him — a certain conception — a spark that has both light and warmth. The conce...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Saint Benedict of Nursia Quote

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We must know that God regards our purity of heart and tears of compunction, not our many words. -- Saint Benedict of Nursia fro...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Anthony the Abbot

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The days are coming when men will go mad; and, when they meet a man who has kept his senses, they will rise up against him, saying, “Yo...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Saint Quote: Saint Gerard of Brogne

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How happy are they who have no other obligation but to praise the Lord night and day, and who live always in His presence. -- Saint G...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Saint Quote: Saint Poemen

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When your brother attacks you, whatever the insults are, if you get angry at him, you are getting angry without cause. Even if he wer...