The best penance is to have patience with the sorrows God permits. A very good penance is to dedicate oneself to fulfill the duties of everyday with exactitude and to study and work with all our strength. — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
“Receive the Body and Blood of Christ very frequently. The sight of a Christian’s lips red with the Blood of Christ terrifies the enemy.… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
For the wisdom of the flesh brings death, but that of the spirit brings life and peace, since the wisdom of the flesh is… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
Truly, this vice is never to be compared with any other vice because it surpasses the enormity of all vices… It defiles everything, stains… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions. — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
We hold our tongues in check because if they are undisciplined they empty the soul of the strength of heavenly grace, and weaken its… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
And what more should I say since it expels the whole host of the virtues from the chamber of the human heart and introduces… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
Through a woman [Eve] a curse fell upon the earth; through a woman [Mary] as well there returned to the earth a blessing. — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body, so the… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
I scourge both flesh and spirit because I know that I have offended in both flesh and spirit. — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
The best penance is to have patience with the sorrows God permits. A very good penance is to dedicate oneself to fulfill the duties… — Peter Damian Copy Share Image
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