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“At the time of your examination(of sins) beware of the devil that ties your tongue.”

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Priest, Spanish theologian, and Catholic saint. Born on January 9, 1902, in Tarragona, Spain, and died on June 26, 1975. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II. more

“Our Lord Himself, I saw alone in him, both in his and my part of this Venerable Sacrament. For, Oh, Amabilia! How awful those words of unloosing, after thirty years of bondage! I felt as if my chains fell, as those of Saint Peter at the touch of the divine messenger. My God, what new scenes for my soul!”

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Author:Elizabeth Ann Seton

“'The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.'”

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Author:Benedict Joseph Labre

“If it is "daily bread," why do you take it once a year? . . . Take daily what is to profit you daily. Live in such a way that you may deserve to receive it daily. He who does not deserve to receive it daily, does not deserve to receive it once a year.”

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“When you approach the tabernacle remember that he has been waiting for you for twenty centuries.”

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Author:Josemaria Escriva

“With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this bread of angels whence you will draw all the energy you need to fight inner battles. Because true happiness, dear friends, does not consist in the pleasures of the world or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we have only if we are pure in heart and mind.”

“Many Christians take their time and have leisure enough in their social life (no hurry here). They are leisurely, too, in their professionally activities, at table and recreation (no hurry here either). But isn't it strange how those same Christians find themselves in such a rush and want to hurry the priest, in their anxiety to shorten the time devoted to the most holy sacrifice of the altar?”

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Author:Josemaria Escriva

“If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.”

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“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.”

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