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« on: January 18, 2011, 06:19:10 AM »
'You cannot please both God and the world at the same time, they are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts, their desires, and their actions.'

St. John Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars
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'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2011, 10:36:40 AM »
My favorite priest.  In my saints book it says he was to be made a knight of the Legion of Honor and he said, "Suppose I die and God says 'away you go - you have already been rewarded!'" Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2011, 01:52:16 PM »
Quote from: susanna on January 18, 2011, 10:36:40 AM
My favorite priest.  In my saints book it says he was to be made a knight of the Legion of Honor and he said, "Suppose I die and God says 'away you go - you have already been rewarded!'" Smiley

I love that quote! Cheesy
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