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Virtue Quote: Brother Lawrence

"That our sanctification did not depend upon changing our works, but in doing that for God’s sake, which we commonly do for our own. That it was lamentable to see how many people mistook the means for the end, addicting themselves to certain works, which they performed very imperfectly, by reason of their human of [...]

2020-03-15T18:19:42-04:00April 2nd, 2019|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , |Comments Off on Virtue Quote: Brother Lawrence

Virtue Quote: Brother Lawrence

"That many do not advance in the Christian progress because they stick in penances, and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of God, which is the end. That this appeared plainly by their works, and was the reason why we see so little solid virtue." -Brother Lawrence

2020-03-15T18:19:43-04:00March 3rd, 2019|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , |Comments Off on Virtue Quote: Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

"The trust we put in God, honors Him much, and draws down great graces." Source: Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God and The Spiritual Maxims

2020-03-15T18:19:58-04:00September 2nd, 2018|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

That all possible kinds of mortification, if they were void of the love of God, could not efface a single sin. Source: Brother Lawrence,ÿThe Practice of the Presence of God and The Spiritual Maxims

2020-03-15T18:20:17-04:00August 5th, 2018|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

"Faith alone can reveal Him or teach me what He is; by Faith I learn more of God, and in a very little time, than I could do in the schools after may a long year. Oh! Faith, Faith: oh! Marvelous the knowledge of his Creator. Oh! Virtue altogether lovely, so little known, and still [...]

2020-03-15T18:20:23-04:00January 11th, 2018|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

"That he (Brother Lawrence) had always been governed by love, without selfish views; and that having resolved to make the love of God the end of all this actions, he had found reasons to be well satisfied with his method. That he was pleased when he could take up a straw from the ground for [...]

2020-03-15T18:20:35-04:00December 22nd, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

"His [Brother Lawrence] one method of going to God and abiding in His Presence was to do all for the love of Him. It was a matter of no consequence to him, whether he was employed on one thing or the other, provided that therein he sought God’s glory." Source: Brother Lawrence, The Practice [...]

2020-03-15T18:20:37-04:00December 16th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

"The practice of the Presence of God is the shortest and easiest Way to attain Christian perfection: it is the Form and Life of Virtue, it is the great Preservative from Sin. The practice will become easy, if we have but courage and a good will." Source: Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence [...]

2020-03-15T18:20:38-04:00December 6th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence

"That to arrive at such resignation as God requires, we should watch attentively over all passions which mingle as well in spiritual things as in those of a grosser nature; that God would give light concerning those passions to those who truly desire to serve Him." Source: Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence [...]

2020-03-15T18:21:14-04:00August 19th, 2017|Categories: Daily Quote: Virtue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Daily Virtue Quote – Brother Lawrence
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