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"But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity , mildness , faith , modesty ,...

"The Lord bless thee , and keep thee. The Lord shew his face to thee , and have mercy on thee. The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace " (Numbers 6:24-26, RHE).

"Thus also said God to Noe, and to his sons with him: Behold I will establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you: And with every living soul that is with you, as well in all birds, as in cattle and beasts of the earth, that are come forth out of the ark, and in all the beasts of the earth . I will establish my covenant with you, and all flesh shall be no more destroyed with the waters of a flood, neither shall there be from henceforth a flood to waste the eart

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"Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, and with one hair of thy neck. How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! thy breasts are more beautiful than wine, and the sweet smell of thy ointments above all aromatical spices. Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense. My sister, my spouse, is a garden enclos

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"And rend your hearts , and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God : for He is gracious and merciful , patient and rich in mercy , and ready to repent of the evil " (Joel 2:13, RHE).

"And he shewed me a river of water of life , clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb . In the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river, was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits every month: the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no curse any more: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it. And his servants shall serve him. And they shall see his face : and his

"A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing. He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment. He have converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name's sake. For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evils, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff have comforted me. Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointe

"And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils . They shall speak with new tongues . They shall take up serpents : and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them . They shall lay their hand upon the sick: and they shall recover " (Mark 16:17-18, RHE).

"And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength . This is the first commandment. And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself . There is no other commandment greater than these" (Mark 12:29-31, RHE).

"And hath made of one, all mankind , to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation. That they should seek God, if haply they may feel after him or find him, although he be not far from every one of us . For in him we live and move and are: as some also of your own poets said: For we are also his offspring. Being therefore the offspring of God , we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold or silver or stone,

"Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat : I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink : I was a stranger, and you took me in : Naked, and you covered me : sick, and you visited me : I was in prison, and you came to me . Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry and fed thee: thi

"...the only way by which a religious can become a saint and be saved, is to observe her Rule..." "...every religious who gives bad example by inattention to the Rule does an injury to her own soul and to her fervent companions... so the longer a religious is engaged in the meditation of Jesus crucified, the greater should be her progress in the science of the saints and in Christian perfection ." "...When manifest abuses and relaxation of discipline steal into a convent, it

"The fool steps boldly into a house, while the well-bred man remains outside; A boor peeps through the doorway of a house, but a cultured man keeps his glance cast down . It is rude for one to listen at a door ; a cultured man would be overwhelmed by the disgrace of it. The lips of the impious talk of what is not their concern, but the words of the prudent are carefully weighed " (Sirach 21: 22-25, NAB).

"The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid? Whilst the wicked draw near against me, to eat my flesh. My enemies that trouble me, have themselves been weakened, and have fallen. If armies in camp should stand together against me, my heart shall not fear. If a battle should rise up against me, in this will I be confident. One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after ; that I may dwell

"I will not leave you orphans: I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and you shall live. In that day you shall know that I am in my Father: and you in me, and I in you " (John 14:18-20, RHE).

"And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee...

"And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. For...

"Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee....