Charity
Give alms from your substance, and do not turn away your face from any pauper. For so it shall be that neither will the face of the Lord be turned away from you.
NABRE reference: Tobit 4:7 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionTobit 4:7
Give alms from your substance, and do not turn away your face from any pauper. For so it shall be that neither will the face of the Lord be turned away from you.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerTobit 4:7
Give alms out of thy substance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person: for so it shall come to pass that the face of the Lord shall not be turned from thee.
Sacred Scripture · Tobit 4:7 · Tobit
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A faithful friend is a strong shelter, and whoever has found one has found a treasure.
NABRE reference: Sirach 6:14 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionSirach 6:14
A faithful friend is a strong shelter, and whoever has found one has found a treasure.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerSirach 6:14
A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure.
Sacred Scripture · Sirach 6:14 · Sirach
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Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
NABRE reference: Matthew 7:12 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMatthew 7:12
Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMatthew 7:12
All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
Sacred Scripture · Matthew 7:12 · Gospel of Matthew
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And in response, the King shall say to them, ‘Amen I say to you, whenever you did this for one of these, the least of my brothers, you did it for me.’
NABRE reference: Matthew 25:40 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMatthew 25:40
And in response, the King shall say to them, ‘Amen I say to you, whenever you did this for one of these, the least of my brothers, you did it for me.’
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMatthew 25:40
And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.
Sacred Scripture · Matthew 25:40 · Gospel of Matthew
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I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another. By this, all shall recognize that you are my disciples: if you will have love for one another.”
NABRE reference: John 13:34-35 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJohn 13:34-35
I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another. By this, all shall recognize that you are my disciples: if you will have love for one another.”
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJohn 13:34-35
A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
Sacred Scripture · John 13:34-35 · Gospel of John
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No one has a greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.
NABRE reference: John 15:13 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJohn 15:13
No one has a greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJohn 15:13
Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Sacred Scripture · John 15:13 · Gospel of John
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I have revealed all things to you, because by laboring in this way, it is necessary to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
NABRE reference: Acts 20:35 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionActs 20:35
I have revealed all things to you, because by laboring in this way, it is necessary to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Douay-Rheims ChallonerActs 20:35
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.
Sacred Scripture · Acts 20:35 · Acts of the Apostles
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Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil. Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth. Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.
NABRE reference: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain Version1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil. Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth. Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all.
Douay-Rheims Challoner1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up, Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Sacred Scripture · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · 1 Corinthians
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But for now, these three continue: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is charity.
NABRE reference: 1 Corinthians 13:13 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain Version1 Corinthians 13:13
But for now, these three continue: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is charity.
Douay-Rheims Challoner1 Corinthians 13:13
And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.
Sacred Scripture · 1 Corinthians 13:13 · 1 Corinthians
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Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience. Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do. And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.
NABRE reference: Colossians 3:12-14 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionColossians 3:12-14
Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience. Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do. And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerColossians 3:12-14
Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience: Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another. Even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.
Sacred Scripture · Colossians 3:12-14 · Colossians
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Love
My vocation is love.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Everything is grace.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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I will spend my heaven doing good on earth.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
My vocation is love.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Everything is grace.
St. Therese of Lisieux · Widely attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
To come to possess all, desire the possession of nothing.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek, humble, and patient soul.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Where there is no love, put love, and you will draw out love.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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To come to possess all, desire the possession of nothing.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek, humble, and patient soul.
St. John of the Cross · Widely attributed to St. John of the Cross · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Bloom where you are planted.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Be who you are and be that well.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
St. Francis de Sales · Widely attributed to St. Francis de Sales · Commonly Accepted Saying
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The measure of love is to love without measure.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Love
The measure of love is to love without measure.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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What we love we shall grow to resemble.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Widely attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Charity
If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.
St. John Chrysostom · Widely attributed to St. John Chrysostom · Commonly Accepted Saying
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The rich exist for the sake of the poor, and the poor for the salvation of the rich.
St. John Chrysostom · Widely attributed to St. John Chrysostom · Commonly Accepted Saying
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If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.
St. John Chrysostom · Widely attributed to St. John Chrysostom · Commonly Accepted Saying
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The rich exist for the sake of the poor, and the poor for the salvation of the rich.
St. John Chrysostom · Widely attributed to St. John Chrysostom · Commonly Accepted Saying
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Traditional prayer — excerpt pending approved source text.
Traditional Catholic Prayer · Traditional prayer · Act of Love
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I shall see him, but not presently. I shall gaze upon him, but not soon. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a rod shall spring up from Israel. And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab, and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.
NABRE reference: Numbers 24:17 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionNumbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not presently. I shall gaze upon him, but not soon. A star shall rise out of Jacob, and a rod shall spring up from Israel. And he shall strike down the commanders of Moab, and he shall devastate all the sons of Seth.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerNumbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near. A STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth
Sacred Scripture · Numbers 24:17 · Numbers
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For God created man to be immortal, and he made him in the image of his own likeness.
NABRE reference: Wisdom 2:23 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionWisdom 2:23
For God created man to be immortal, and he made him in the image of his own likeness.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerWisdom 2:23
For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him.
Sacred Scripture · Wisdom 2:23 · Wisdom
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Rise up to be illuminated, O Jerusalem! For your light has arrived, and the glory of the Lord has risen over you.
NABRE reference: Isaiah 60:1 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionIsaiah 60:1
Rise up to be illuminated, O Jerusalem! For your light has arrived, and the glory of the Lord has risen over you.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerIsaiah 60:1
Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Sacred Scripture · Isaiah 60:1 · Isaiah
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What God is like you, who takes away iniquity and passes over the sin of the remnant of your inheritance? No longer will he send forth his fury, because he is willing to be merciful.
NABRE reference: Micah 7:18 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMicah 7:18
What God is like you, who takes away iniquity and passes over the sin of the remnant of your inheritance? No longer will he send forth his fury, because he is willing to be merciful.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMicah 7:18
Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy.
Sacred Scripture · Micah 7:18 · Micah
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Truly, O God, you will lead them away into the well of death. Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half. But I will hope in you, O Lord.
NABRE reference: Psalm 55:23 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionPsalm 55:23
Truly, O God, you will lead them away into the well of death. Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half. But I will hope in you, O Lord.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerPsalm 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee, O Lord.
Sacred Scripture · Psalm 55:23 · Psalms
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Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Question me, and know my paths. And see if there might be in me the way of iniquity, and lead me in the way of eternity.
NABRE reference: Psalm 139:23-24 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionPsalm 139:23-24
Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Question me, and know my paths. And see if there might be in me the way of iniquity, and lead me in the way of eternity.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerPsalm 139:23-24
Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths. And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way.
Sacred Scripture · Psalm 139:23-24 · Psalms
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Charity
Now while they were eating the meal, Jesus took bread, and he blessed and broke and gave it to his disciples, and he said: “Take and eat. This is my body.” And taking the chalice, he gave thanks. And he gave it to them, saying: “Drink from this, all of you. For this is my blood of the new covenant, which shall be shed for many as a remission of sins.
NABRE reference: Matthew 26:26-28 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionMatthew 26:26-28
Now while they were eating the meal, Jesus took bread, and he blessed and broke and gave it to his disciples, and he said: “Take and eat. This is my body.” And taking the chalice, he gave thanks. And he gave it to them, saying: “Drink from this, all of you. For this is my blood of the new covenant, which shall be shed for many as a remission of sins.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerMatthew 26:26-28
And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave to his disciples and said: Take ye and eat. This is my body. And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.
Sacred Scripture · Matthew 26:26-28 · Matthew
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And lifting up his eyes to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
NABRE reference: Luke 6:20 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionLuke 6:20
And lifting up his eyes to his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Douay-Rheims ChallonerLuke 6:20
And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Sacred Scripture · Luke 6:20 · Luke
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Then, on the last great day of the feast, Jesus was standing and crying out, saying: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink:
NABRE reference: John 7:37 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionJohn 7:37
Then, on the last great day of the feast, Jesus was standing and crying out, saying: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink:
Douay-Rheims ChallonerJohn 7:37
And on the last, and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.
Sacred Scripture · John 7:37 · John
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And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
NABRE reference: Acts 9:4 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionActs 9:4
And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
Douay-Rheims ChallonerActs 9:4
And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Sacred Scripture · Acts 9:4 · Acts
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Charity
Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.
NABRE reference: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain Version1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.
Douay-Rheims Challoner1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or know you not that your members are the temple of the Holy Ghost, who is in you, whom you have from God: and you are not your own? For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body.
Sacred Scripture · 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 · 1 Corinthians
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In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,
NABRE reference: Ephesians 1:7 · reference only
Catholic Public Domain VersionEphesians 1:7
In him, we have redemption through his blood: the remission of sins in accord with the riches of his grace,
Douay-Rheims ChallonerEphesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of his, grace,
Sacred Scripture · Ephesians 1:7 · Ephesians
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