Love of neighbour

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  Word of God  
 
Love one another earnestly from the heart.
1 Peter 1:22
 


Hold fast to love in all sincerity,
and give one another practical proof of it.

 
St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Anyone who hates his brother or sister
is a murderer.
1 John 3:16
 


As children of God, we are to abide in peace.

 
St. Cyprian, 3rd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
If God so loved us,
we also must love one another.
1 John 4:11
 


Whoever loves God loves his neighbor.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Love your neighbor.
Matthew 19:19
 


You merit the vision of seeing God by loving your neighbor.
And by loving your neighbor, you prepare your eye to see God.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Love one another,
for love is of God.
1 John 4:7
 


God made love the stairway
that would enable all Christians to climb to heaven.

 
St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Owe no one anything
except to love one another.
Romans 13:8
 


True love is to love your friend in God,
and your enemy for the sake of God.

 
St. Gregory the Great, 6th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13
 


Hospitality of heart means accepting others as they are,
not as we would like them to be;
and allowing them to make themselves at home
in one’s heart.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Love your enemies.
Jesus; Luke 6:27
 


If we wish to savor the joy of brotherly love
with greater perfection and delight,
we must extend even to our enemies
the embrace of true love.

 
St. Aelred, 12th century

 

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