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Sharp
penance for remembered sins helps stouthearted Christians seize
heaven, but gentler souls like Our Blessed Lady and scores of her
saints have trod a different path. Their souls are possessed by
gratitude, inspired by the remembrance of past benefits, and filled
with wonder at the abundant loving-kindness of God.
As
Father Faber shows, gratitude is the fertile soil from which springs
an ardent, exuberant love of Christ – a love that can be yours as
well. These wise pages reveal the critical role that gratitude plays
in your sanctification, and they’ll remind you of the many things
the Lord has given you for which you should be grateful each moment
of every day. Here you’ll also learn:
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Hear
in this small book the voices of so many saints who knew that
gratitude is the very key to holiness: St. Alphonsus de Liguori, St.
Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Bonaventure, St. Bridget of Sweden, St.
Catherine of Siena, St. Francis de Sales, St. Francis Xavier, St.
Gertrude, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Jane
Frances de Chantal, St. Jerome, St. John Chrysostom, St. John of
Avila, St. John of God, St. Lawrence Justinian, St. Louis of France,
St. Peter Faber, St. Philip Neri, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thomas
Aquinas, and many others.
Product Details: - Paperback
- Size: 7" x 5"
- 116 pages
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