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Good works are of two kinds. Some are exterior, such as prayer, fasting, and almsgiving; abstaining from swearing, falsehood and murmuring; avoiding injuring or annoying people and other things of a similar kind. Some also are purely spiritual or interior, such as fervent love for God and our neighbor, an intense realization of our own gratitude for the Divine mercies, and such a profound reverence for the Almighty that we realize our own nothingness in the sight of His greatness.
–Saint John of Avila (1500 – 1569)
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If we would not offend God, there are two points on which we must be particularly careful one is, that we should love His goodness, and the second is, that we should trust in His mercy.
–Saint John of Avila (1500 – 1569)
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Apply yourself to work at your own progress in the spiritual life with all the diligence proper for accomplishing God s designs.
–Saint John of Avila (1500 – 1569)
Adversity, Page: Quotes
One act of thanksgiving when things go wrong with us, is worth a thousand thanks when things are agreeable to our inclinations.
— Saint John of Avila (1500 – 1569)
Eucharist, Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
When we see that Savior before our eyes of faith as the Scriptures portray him, then our desire to receive him in the bread of life increases. The eucharistic bread, on the other hand, awakens our desire to get to know the Lord in the written word more and more deeply and strengthens our spirit to get a better understanding.
–Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
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The higher the degree of union of love to which God desires to lead them, the more intense and prolonged will the purification be.
–Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
