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   counsels of the devil, who would hinder your holy and good resolution.   
   Be manly in my sight, and not timorous. Answer God, who calls you to   
   hold and possess the seat of the glorious Shepherd St. Peter, whose   
   vicar you have been. And raise the standard of the holy Cross.   
   --Saint Catherine of Siena to Pope Gregory XI   
      
   Bible Quote   
   God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give   
   power and strength to his people.   
   Blessed be God.  (Psalms 67:36)   
      
      
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   A prayer in honor of the Precious Blood of Christ:   
      
   O Sacred Blood, that flowed so copiously seven times for my   
   salvation, I love Thee, I praise Thee, I adore Thee with the   
   deepest feeling of gratitude!  The purest fountain from which   
   Thou didst flow makes Thy memory so sweet.  O Precious   
   Blood, with trumpet tones Thou speakest to me of the love of my   
   God and Redeemer.  How I deplore my coldness and   
   indifference towards Thee!  Now, at last, I wish to return love for   
   love, blood for blood, if necessary.  As often as my pulse beats,   
   it shall greet Thee, Thou sweet Guest of my soul, and shall return   
   to the arteries warmed and purified by Thy love.  As long as the   
   blood courses through my veins, it shall flow only for love Thee;   
   it shall circulate only for Thy interests and it shall turn cold and   
   stand still only because I am about to love Thee in eternity.  Oh,   
   let this stream of Thy love flow through every heart and inebriate   
   it with holy joy!   
      
   My dearest Mother Mary, I beseech Thee with confidence,   
   obtain for me, although thy unworthy child, the blessing of God   
   the Father, by covering me with the merits of thy Son Jesus, that   
   I may regain my eternal birthright in Heaven.  Clothe me every   
   evening, Sweet Lady of Mount Carmel, but especially on the eve   
   of my life, with the "Dyed Garments" of the Precious Blood.   
   Amen.    
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)