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\u201cIt would be easier for the world to exist without the sun
than without the Holy Mass\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKneel down and render the tribute of your presence and devotion
to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Confide all your needs to him,
along with those of others.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self;
there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection
except at the price of pain\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best means of guarding yourself against temptation are the following: watch your senses to save them from dangerous temptation, avoid vanity,do not let your heart become exalted, convince yourself of the evil of complacency, flee away from hate, Pray whenever possible.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Padre Pio<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt would be easier for the world to exist without the sunthan without the Holy Mass\u201d \u201cKneel down and render the tribute of your presence and devotionto Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. 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