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'There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.”
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.”
- St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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JamalChristophr
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I really like this quote. Thanks for sharing.
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Dan_Defender
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‘A saint is not someone who never sins, but one who sins less and less frequently and gets up more and more quickly.’
- St Bernard of Clairvaux
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JamalChristophr
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Although not a very popular saint today, he was the patron of the small parish church I grew up in. St Bernard’s wisdom is quite edifying and always timely, it seems- practical, too.
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Dan_Defender
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Yes and he also performed many miracles
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hymin
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“During the period when blessed Francis began to have brethren, and was living with them at Rivo Torto near Assisi, one night while all the brethern were asleep one of the friars cried out, saying, I am dying, I am dying! Startled and frightened, all the friars awoke. Blessed Francis got up and said, Rise brothers, and light a lamp. And when it was lit he said, Who was it who said I am dying? The friar answered, It is I , and he said, What is the matter, brother? how are you dying? and he said I am dying of hunger.
The holy Father at once ordered food to be brought, and having great charity and discretion, he ate with him lest he should be ashamed to eat alone, and at his wish all the other friars joined them. For that friar and all the others were newly converted to the Lord, and used to discipline their bodies without restraint. After they had eaten blessed Francis said to the other friars, My brothers, everyone must consider his own constitution, for although one of you may be able to sustain his body on less food, I do not want another who needs more food to try and imitate him in this matter. Each brother must consider his one constitution and allow his body its needs, to that it has the strength to serve the spirit. For while we are bound to avoid overindulgence in food, which injures both body and soul, we must also avoid excessive abstinence, especially as the Lord desires mercy, and not sacrifice…It is my wish and command that each of you is to satisfy his body as need demands and so far as our poverty allows.” (St. Francis of Assisi, Omnibus of sources: Mirror of Perfection, 27)
“Hope is not a virtue for people with a full stomach. That is why the poor have always been the first bearers of hope. And in this sense, we can say that the poor, even beggars, are history’s protagonists.” (General Audience of 27 Sept 2017; Pope Francis)
The holy Father at once ordered food to be brought, and having great charity and discretion, he ate with him lest he should be ashamed to eat alone, and at his wish all the other friars joined them. For that friar and all the others were newly converted to the Lord, and used to discipline their bodies without restraint. After they had eaten blessed Francis said to the other friars, My brothers, everyone must consider his own constitution, for although one of you may be able to sustain his body on less food, I do not want another who needs more food to try and imitate him in this matter. Each brother must consider his one constitution and allow his body its needs, to that it has the strength to serve the spirit. For while we are bound to avoid overindulgence in food, which injures both body and soul, we must also avoid excessive abstinence, especially as the Lord desires mercy, and not sacrifice…It is my wish and command that each of you is to satisfy his body as need demands and so far as our poverty allows.” (St. Francis of Assisi, Omnibus of sources: Mirror of Perfection, 27)
“Hope is not a virtue for people with a full stomach. That is why the poor have always been the first bearers of hope. And in this sense, we can say that the poor, even beggars, are history’s protagonists.” (General Audience of 27 Sept 2017; Pope Francis)
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metanoia1
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“Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.” -St. John of the cross-
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Psychae
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I love these quotes! Thank you 
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metanoia1
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" It is easier to offer a dish of rice to meet the hunger of a needy person than to comfort the loneliness and the anguish of someone in our own home who does not feel loved." -St. Teresa of Calcutta-
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metanoia1
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From St. John of the cross-- “In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.”
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tad
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How true it is that the world is filled with misery! Courage, we must put up with our own and with that of others as long as God pleases. ~ St. Vincent de Paul
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tad
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The good God, who has ordinarily provided you with everything at the right moment, will not abandon you now.
~ St. Vincent de Paul
~ St. Vincent de Paul
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hymin
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“Shameful is every part not in conformity with its whole.” (Saint Augustine, Confessions, 3, 8, 15)
“Any soul, in cultivating its vineyard, cultivates that of his neighbour as well. The two are so closely united that no one can do good or evil to himself without doing good or evil to his neighbor at the same time. Together, you form but one single, universal vineyard.” (St. Catherine of Siena, Dialogue, c. 24; cf. 1 Cor 12:25 - “May the members have concern for one another.”)
“Any soul, in cultivating its vineyard, cultivates that of his neighbour as well. The two are so closely united that no one can do good or evil to himself without doing good or evil to his neighbor at the same time. Together, you form but one single, universal vineyard.” (St. Catherine of Siena, Dialogue, c. 24; cf. 1 Cor 12:25 - “May the members have concern for one another.”)
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