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{12:14} Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord. The Letter to the Hebrews 12:14 {6:12} For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:12 {3:13} Brothers, I don't regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, Paul's Letter to the Philippians 3:13-14 His (the pope's) dialogue with God lasted constantly, he needed to pray unceasingly, also in public places, in the presence of crowds. Action and contemplation in him seemed to be one and the same. Joaquín Navarro-Valls about John Paul II The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes. Catechism of the Catholic Church (1733) Pier Giorgio did not think for a moment what people would say about him: his entire life he had always followed only one rule: what would God think of me? Father Pietro Righini Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 5:19 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 For a man's merits are not measured by many visions or consolations, or by knowledge of the Scriptures, or by his being in a higher position than others, but by the truth of his humility, by his capacity for divine charity, by his constancy in seeking purely and entirely the honor of God, by his disregard and positive contempt of self, and more, by preferring to be despised and humiliated rather than honored by others. Thomas à Kempis "The Imitation Of Christ" There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint. Léon Bloy O happy solitude, o sole happiness! (O, beata solitudo, o sola beatitudo!) We are as happy as we are united with God. So the most important thing you can do in life is to seek saintliness (saintliness is unity with God)... Father Alexander - a Catholic Priest The norm for a man is saintliness (oneness with God). Father Alexander - a Catholic Priest You shall be holy to me: for I, Yahweh, am holy... Leviticus 20:26 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, 'You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy. Leviticus 19:2 ...but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy". Peter's First Letter 1:15-16 Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. The Letter to the Hebrews 11:35-38 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, The Good News According to Matthew 5:44-48
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