Divine Intimacy Flashcards
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St John Cross paraphrased - do not try to grasp God who is beyond understanding, but rather do not let your soul lose the agility that is needed to attain Him.
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We can expect with certainty prayers for grace and salvation of souls
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Those consecrated to total prayer are the powerhouses of the church by generating grace for all
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Active sacrifice should be painful up to the very limits of our endurance. We then become not just people who pray but ourselves living prayers.
Pius XII
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Without St Monica we likely would not have St Augustine. It must be our business to be specialists in sacrifice. Souls cost dearly and an apostle must pay with himself.
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We must be willing to give up all, including pleasurable and satisfying work
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O Jesus, my whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice- these are my invincible weapons, and experience has taught me that the heart is won by them rather than by words. - therese of lisieux
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It is in fact, holy, to be kind and sweet so people will not be scandalized by our message
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Grace elevates natural virtue, and the struggle it has against nature tends to mortify it and subdue it, leaving behind what was good in the first place.
God does not seek to destroy man, only sublimate and elevate him
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A powerful treatise on the forgiveness of God. Worth meditating on to regularly see God’s goodness
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When I feel like giving [my offender] a harsh answer, I shall speak to You, O Lord, in his favor
St Augustine
