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Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

“All that we do without offering it to God, is wasted.” – St. John Marie Vianney

"One should not say that it is impossible to reach a virtuous life; but one should say that it is not easy. Nor do those who have reached it find it easy to maintain."— St. Antony of the Desert

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