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All that  God  gives  us  and  all  that  He  permits in this  world  have  no  other  end  than  to  sanctify us in  Him. — St. Catherine of  Siena.

If you  can  not  mortify  your  body  by  actual  penance, abstain  at  least  from  some  lawful  pleasure. — St. Alphonsus.

One whose  heart  is  embittered  can  do  nothing but contend  and  contradict,  finding  something  to oppose  in  every  remark. — Ven. Julienne Morel.

Without prayer  we  have  neither  light  nor strength to  advance  in  the  way  which  leads  to God. — St. Alphonsus.

I have  never  gone  out  to  mingle  with  the  world without losing  something  of  myself. — Bl. Albert the Great.