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The Heart of Personal Holiness



"Suffering then, yours, mine, the Pontiffs, is at the heart of personal holiness, because it is our sharing in the obedience of Jesus which reveals his glory.  It is the means by which we are made witnesses of his suffering and sharers in the glory to come.

Do not be dismayed that there are many in the Church who have not yet grasped this point, and fewer yet still in the world will even dare to consider it, but you know this to be true and it is enough, for ten men who whisper the truth, speak louder than a hundred  million who lie."


Bishop Edward J. Slattery 


[This is just one of the 1200 stirring quotations you will find in Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!]

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