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"Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee" (Ben Jonson). | "Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee" (Ben Jonson). | ||
"When a person who has been living a spiritual life for a long time falls into a serious fault, there is no better way of raising him up again than by exhorting him to manifest his fall to any pious friend with whom he has a particular intimacy: and God will reconduct him to his first estate for the sake of his humility" ([[St. Philip Neri]]). | |||
[[Category:Discernment of Spirits]] | [[Category:Discernment of Spirits]] | ||
[[Category:Spirituality]] | [[Category:Spirituality]] | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 25 June 2011
"Seek counsel from every wise man, and do not think lightly of any advice that can be useful" (Tobit 4:18).
"Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee" (Ben Jonson).
"When a person who has been living a spiritual life for a long time falls into a serious fault, there is no better way of raising him up again than by exhorting him to manifest his fall to any pious friend with whom he has a particular intimacy: and God will reconduct him to his first estate for the sake of his humility" (St. Philip Neri).