The Empire of the Precious Blood The life of God is very vast. It is a thing to be thought rather than to be spoken
It may be said that humility is the most efficacious remedy for all evil and a most potent antidote to preserve the soul from that
“For the Church, precisely because it embraces all nations and is destined to endure until the end of time…of its very nature requires a language
Disciple: Now will I speak, O Lord, and will not be silent; I will say in the hearing of my God, my Lord and my
EIGHTH TRUTH: My interior life will be no better than my custody of my heart. “Before all things keep a guard over thy heart, for
How old was Mary when she conceived Our Lord according to St. Albert the Great? The accounts of the nativity of Christ, found in the
In this book the words life of prayer, contemplative life will be applied, as they are in the Imitation of Christ to the state of
In order to receive the abundant fruits of the Holy Eucharist, a certain cooperation is required on the part of the receiver – not indeed
In the Book of Proverbs Mary herself tells us that she possesses all the riches of God, that is to say, His mercies, that she
“The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.” -Mark 2: 27 Every day of our life should be employed in glorifying
A child of Heaven rather than of earth, Gerard had chosen his intimate friends from among the Angels and the Saints. Besides the Twelve Apostles,
OUR HOPE Modern heretics cannot endure that we should salute and call Mary our Hope: ‘Hail, our Hope!’ They say that God alone is our
“The Lord is the protector of all that trust in Him.” -Psalm 17:31 One of the best means of overcoming temptations is to distrust ourselves
Among the praises given by the saints to Abraham, St. Paul mentions this above every other, that he believed, hoping against all hope. God has
From The Rule of St. Benedict (Regula) , Chapter 7, on Humility. Brothers, the Holy Scripture cries to us, saying: “For everyone who exalts himself will be
Salvation! What music is there in that word – music that never tires but is always new, that always rouses yet always rests us! It
St. Albert the Great Speculation: “What Color was Mary’s Hair?” The desire to have a visual impression or image of any person whom we love
CHAPTER 8: EVEN TO BLOOD It is once more high noon. The sun from its zenith beats down on the Ferriere farm. A burning wind,
Having thus regulated the body and all it senses, the most important reformation still remains to be effected, which is that of the soul with
A Pure and Entire Resignation of Ourselves for Obtaining Freedom of Heart Christ: Son, leave thyself and thou shalt find Me. Stand without choice or
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