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“When you decide firmly to lead a clean life, chastity will not be a burden on you: it will be a crown of triumph.”

Quote by Josemaria Escriva

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Josemaria Escriva

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

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