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It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.—ST. BENEDICT.
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No prayers are so acceptable to God as those which we offer Him after communion.—ST. ALPHONSUS.
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It avails nothing to subdue the body, if the mind allows itself to be controlled by anger.—ST. GREGORY THE GREAT.
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What is it that renders death terrible? Sin. We must therefore fear sin, not death.—ST. ALPHONSUS.
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The Blessed Virgin is of all the works of the Creator the most excellent, and to find anything in nature more grand one must go to the Author of nature Himself.—ST. PETER DAMIAN.