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" I am a mirror to my neighbor, and in that mirror, he must see a reflection of Jesus. If that mirror is cloudy or distorted, Jesus' reflection will be so vague it will hardly be seen. "

Mother Angelica

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Father

" Jesus feels my sorrow greater than I, for his love is infinite, and he suffers in an infinite way. "

" Saints are ordinary people who do what they do for the love of Jesus, say what they must say without fear, love their neighbor even when they are cursed by him, and live without regret over yesterday or fear of tomorrow. "

" When man invents or produces anything of any value, volumes are written on the subject. "

" God knows Himself and every created thing perfectly. Not a blade of grass or the tiniest insect escapes His eye. "

" God cannot forgive a sinner who does not acknowledge his sin. "

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" Two of man's basic needs are to love and to share. Both of these needs are satisfied in greater or lesser degree by friendship. "

" Saints are ordinary people who love Jesus, try to be like him, are faithful to the duties of their state in life, sacrifice themselves for their neighbor, and keep their hearts and minds free of this world. "

" No matter what Jesus did, someone found fault with it. "

" The Christian experiences and lives a paradox. He possesses joy in sorrow, fulfillment in exile, light in darkness, peace in turmoil, consolation in dryness, contentment in pain and hope in desolation. "

" When our neighbor's personality possesses harsh qualities, we show our love by not voluntarily provoking those qualities in any way. Past experience shows us what upsets a person, so in their presence we are careful not to do or say those things that cause anger. We are self-effacing. "

" Love has been defined, analyzed, explained and excused. It has been the cause of wars, feuds, heroism, martyrdom, inordinate passion, and beautiful friendships. It pulls two people of opposite temperaments together into a married state and permits them to live happily. It makes friends understand each other without the necessity of words. "

" We resemble computers intellectually and animals emotionally. "

" For thirty years, Jesus never allowed his divinity to manifest itself. He was infinitely superior to everyone but never showed it. "

" We often forget that everything we see, animate or inanimate, is a visual manifestation of the work of our invisible God. We have become so accustomed to trees, mountains, sky, air, water, flowers, animals, vegetables and people that we no longer see them for what they are - God's work. "

" There are many who are not guilty of doing anything wrong but very guilty of sins of omission - the things they neglect to do - the good things - the kind, thoughtful words, compassionate thoughts and hopeful attitudes they might have had towards their neighbor. "

" Man can and does rationalize his sins. He finds reasons for all his weakness, invents excuses that first calm and then deaden his conscience. He blames God, society, education, and environment for his wrong doing. "

" St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn. "

" Today's man of the world proclaims that sin, and his enterprising in sin, are a part of modern living, but it is not modern. It goes back to Adam and Eve - to desire and the temptation to know - to experience evil. "

" I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature. "

" Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one. "

" When we begin to build walls of prejudice, hatred, pride, and self-indulgence around ourselves, we are more surely imprisoned than any prisoner behind concrete walls and iron bars. "

" Every individual we meet is different than we are. Members of the same family differ one from the other. Friend differs from friend, husband from wife, sister from brother, nation from nation. All these differences make 'feeling' love difficult and isolated to specific individuals according to our tastes and their personalities. "

" Jesus wants us to trust him to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows. "

Mother Angelica

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