Gertrude the Great quotes
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“Property -- the more common it becomes the more holy it becomes.”
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“I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase our merits in heaven and secure special joys to be ours later in the beatific vision of God”
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“Every time we look at the Blessed Sacrament our place in heaven is raised forever.”
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“Soften my hard self-opinionatedness, which time has hardened so exceedingly!”
-- Gertrude the GreatSource : St Gertrude the Great (2009). “The Life and Revelations of Saint Gertrude the Great”, p.112, TAN Books
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“Bodily and spiritual affliction are the surest sign of Divine predilection. Gratitude for suffering is a precious jewel for our heavenly crown... Man should always firmly believe that God sends just that trial which is most beneficial for him.”
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“Let the soul who is desirous of advancing in perfection hasten to My Sacred Heart.”
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“Angels constantly guard the clients of this Blessed Virgin from the assaults of Hell.”
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“It is a fearful mistake to believe that because our wishes are not accomplished they can do no harm.”
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“Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.”
Source : Abdus Salam, C. H. Lai, Azim Kidwai (1989). “Ideals and Realities: Selected Essays of Abdus Salam”, p.10, World Scientific
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“Dreams grow holy put in action.”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1861). “Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses”, p.111
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“The true Christian ideal is not to be happy but to be holy.”
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