The spirit of st. Gertrude; or, The love of the heart of Jesus to his creatures, by the author of 'St. Francis and the Franciscans'. |
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Page 109 - I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.
Page 32 - I will rise and will go about the city: in the streets and the broad ways, I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, and I found him not.
Page 87 - Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful HIGH PRIEST in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Page 40 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me : He hath sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Page 31 - In my bed, by night, I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him and found him not.
Page 207 - R. O, Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning., is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Page 153 - By what things a man sinneth, by the same also he is tormented
Page 208 - Thy righteousness, through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen, The Lord be with you.
Page 39 - Lord glorious, and glorify him, while thou dost not thy own ways, and thy own will is not found, to speak a word : Then shalt thou be delighted in the Lord, and I will lift thee up above the high places of the earth, and will feed thee with the inheritance of Jacob thy father.
Page 169 - Virgin inclined towards her, and planted in her heart the different flowers of virtue — the rose of charity, the lily of chastity, the violet of humility, the flexibility of obedience, and many other gifts ; thus showing how promptly she assists those who invoke her assistance.