CROWNING WITH THORNS

" So I say to you , there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance . "Before the angels": By...

"For better is one day in thy courts above thousands . I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God , rather than to dwell in...

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

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"Put me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy as hard as hell, the lamps thereof are...

"Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8, RHE).