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   it you can accomplish what you desire,” and –"Once humility is   
   acquired, charity will come to life a burning flame devouring the   
   corruption of vice and filling the heart so full that there is no   
   place for vanity."   
      
   At the end of the day, what Saint Vincent Ferrer preached was   
   repentance, acceptance of God’s love, humility, and thankfulness for   
   what we have been given. He said, "What is meritorious is not that a   
   man should be poor, but that, being poor, he should love poverty." At   
   the start of this Easter season, when we are celebrating our rebirth   
   in the Resurrection, Saint Vincent Ferrer inspires us to give thanks   
   for all that we have--and to be thankful and bear with Christian   
   patience those things that we many have difficulty with or not   
   understand--for by humbly recognizing that all we have comes from the   
   Lord, our humility creates the necessary space for our hearts to   
   blossom with the love and charity of Christ.   
    by Jacob   
      
      
   Bible Quote:   
   ...all who abandon you will be put to shame, those who turn from you   
   will be registered in the underworld [or more literally, "written on   
   the earth"], since they have abandoned Yahweh, the fountain of living   
   water. [Jeremiah 17:13].   
      
      
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   Prayer for Proper Affections Toward God   
   (written by Saint Vincent Ferrer)   
      
   Good Jesus, let me be penetrated with love to the very marrow of my   
   bones, with fear and respect toward Thee; let me burn with zeal for   
   Thy honor, so that I may resent terribly all the outrages committed   
   against Thee, especially those of which I myself have been guilty or   
   the occasion. Grant further, O my God, that I may adore and   
   acknowledge Thee humbly as my Creator, and that, penetrated with   
   gratitude for all Thy benefits, I may never cease to render Thee   
   thanks. Grant that I may bless Thee in all things, praise and glorify   
   Thee with a heart full of joy and gladness, and that, obeying Thee   
   with docility in every respect, I may one day, despite my ingratitude   
   and unworthiness, be seated at Thy table together with Thy holy angels   
   and apostles to enjoy ineffable delights. Amen.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)