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  Word of God  
 
I come to do your will.
Hebrews 10:7
 


Through obedience we become infinitely powerful.

 
St. Maximilian Kolbe, 20th century

 
 
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Die to sin
and live to righteousness.
1 Peter 2:24
 


Above all,
the grace and gifts that Christ gives his beloved
is that of overcoming self.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

 
 
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Every tree is known by its fruit.
Jesus; Luke 6:44
 


Those who profess to belong to Christ
will be known by what they do.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Whoever loses his life for my sake
will save it.
Jesus; Luke 9:24
 


There is no other road to life and true inner peace
than the road of the cross and dying daily to ourselves.

 
'The Imitation of Christ'; Thomas a Kempis,15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
It is the Holy One who has called you.
1 Peter 2:2
 


Christianity is not an ideology,
it is a personal encounter with Christ.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Render to God the things that are God’s.
Jesus; Mark 12:17
 


Rendering to God the things that are God’s'
means being docile to his will, devoting our lives
to him, and working for his kingdom of mercy,
love, and peace.

 
Pope Francis

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Follow me.
Jesus; Mark 2:14
 


If we follow Christ closely we shall be allowed,
even on this earth, to stand as it were
on the threshold of the heavenly Jerusalem,
and enjoy the contemplation of that everlasting feast.

 
St. Athanasius, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Whoever wishes to come after me
must deny himself, take up his cross,
and follow me.
Jesus; Matthew 16:24
 


Jesus Christ has traced us no other route to heaven,
but by the cross.

 
Bl. Marie Rivier, 19th century

 

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