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Christ listens delightedly whenever we bring anything to Him, like a child at a recital, but He listens most joyfully when we open our hearts in complete trust.

We can keep Christ at a distance by our pretences, or by the disguises we put on in prayer.

We can keep Christ at a distance by our pretences, or by the disguises we put on in prayer.

Those who have been blind to God's goodness and lukewarm about practicing the virtues will find, in Purgatory, the contrast between their selfishness and God's goodness.

Every act of faith in God (as when we pray the creed, sincerely) is like a cry of hope and determination from a darkened world.

A single prayer of true contrition pierces the heart of God (like a blade). The 'sweet wine' of God's peace and forgiveness pours out.

By a simple act of sincere sorrow-for-sin, it's as if we pierce the heart of God, like a blade, to effect an immediate outpouring of the 'sweet wine' which is God's forgiveness and peace.

Contrition is the 'key' by which our soul is unfailingly made 'open' to receive God's graces. True contrition is not grovelling self-pity but sincere regret-for-sin combined with confidence that God loves, forgives, and can make us holy and joyful.

The greater the number of our penances, made sincerely, then the deeper is made our soul's 'channel' through which grace reaches others.

Though Divine, Christ is truly man, and delights in comforting us, His relations, responding immediately to our sincere prayers.

The Holy Spirit can help us in our weakness. Our sincere prayer calls down, it seems, a blazing torch to lighten our way.

All who pray sincere prayers, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, are praying through Christ, and with the Saints of Heaven.

All who pray sincere prayers, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, are praying through Christ, and with the Saints of Heaven.

Truth is attracted to truth like a magnet. God who is truth is powerfully 'drawn' to a truthful soul who confesses sins and weaknesses, in sincere prayer.

Truth is attracted to truth like a magnet. God who is truth is powerfully 'drawn' to a truthful soul who confesses sins and weaknesses, in sincere prayer.

A person who prays to God with a sincere heart, offering Christ's prayer and Christ's saving work, is making his own Christ's love and Sacrifice; and thus he 'inserts' himself into the life of the Holy Trinity, as a diver enters an ever-flowing and powerful river.

Whoever praises God with sincerity, conviction and gladness soars high in prayer, confident of being 'held'.

Our prayer is like a lifeline let down from Heaven to help those lost and trapped in difficulties. Yet they must be willing to seize it, and to move up; and we must pray patiently if the response is slow in coming.

Our prayer is like a lifeline let down from Heaven to help those lost and trapped in difficulties. Yet they must be willing to seize it, and to move up; and we must pray patiently if the response is slow in coming.

The Truth About Sanctity: A man might foolishly try to impress a woman by his physical strength; similarly, a foolish Christian might try to 'impress' God by exhausting work and loud praises, instead of sincere love.