No one can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to carnal pleasure.
– Thomas Aquinas –
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Thomas Aquinas
God is Powerful – Thomas Aquinas
God is so powerful that He can direct any evil to a good end.*
– Thomas Aquinas –
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* see Romans 8:28
Success, Pride, and Sorrow –Thomas Aquinas
Grant, O Lord my God, that I may never fall away in success or in failure; that I may not be prideful in prosperity nor dejected in adversity. Let me rejoice only in what unites us and sorrow only in what separates us. May I strive to please no one or fear to displease anyone except Yourself. May I seek always the things that are eternal and never those that are only temporal. May I shun any joy that is without You and never seek any that is beside You. O Lord, may I delight in any work I do for You and tire of any rest that is apart from You. My God, let me direct my heart towards You, and in my failings, always repent with a purpose of amendment.
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The Cross To Me – Thomas Aquinas
The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.
– Thomas Aquinas –
July 21, 2014
No one can live without delight, and that is why a man deprived of spiritual joy goes over to carnal pleasure.
– Thomas Aquinas –
September 9, 2013
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
– Thomas Aquinas –
June 13, 2013
If you are looking for an example of humility, look at the cross.
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