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I knelt for a long


time before the
Crucifix for I thought
it was necessary
to learn from
Him what I have
to teach you.

ST. Anthony M. Zaccaria


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O Wisdom above all wisdom! O inaccessible


Light! You turn the learned into ignorant,
and those who see into blind; and, on the
contrary, you turn the ignorant into learned,
and the peasants and the fishermen into
scholars and teachers.
~ Sermon 1 ~

March 1
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Sanctification means to love our friends in


Him, and our enemies for Him.
~ Sermon 3 ~

March 2
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Gods love alone can lead you to the harbor


of salvation.
~ Sermon 4 ~

March 3
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May God dwell in my heart forever through


His grace and make it His temple.
~ Sermon 2 ~

March 4
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Spiritual life is a cross to be carried a step at


a time and in a steady fashion.
~ Sermon 1 ~

March 5
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Our tongues cause us to be imperfect


and unable to obtain the composure of our
minds.
~ Sermon 2 ~

March 6
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Because man does not find repose in doing


evil, he cannot persevere in it, so he moves to
do good.
~ Letter 2 ~

March 7
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If man is to walk with God and acquire His


love, he must purify himself by getting rid of
all his passions, which as a whole have their
origin in the body and thus need remedies,
directions, and stimuli from the body.
~ Sermon 4 ~

March 8
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Enter into Gods presence everywhere, when


traveling or doing any other thing, always
striving to purify your soul of any stain.
~ Constitutions 12 ~

March 9
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Just one lie is enough to deprive you of your


credibility.
~ Sermon 2 ~

March 10
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The Holy Spirit helps you think of God


always, even in your sleep. For, while you
sleep, your heart watches.
~ Sermon 1 ~

March 11
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Not idle talk, but a strict silence is expedient


and necessary for spiritual progress.
~ Letter 9 ~

March 12
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Keeping of the commandments must precede


the following of Christ.
~ Sermon 1 ~

March 13
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Since God holds man in great esteem, as


He has shown, you would show meanness
and indeed little love for God, if you do not
think very highly of your neighbor whom He
bought at a great price.
~ Sermon 4 ~

March 14
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Watch how anything concerning yourself


or others is begun; direct it first to God with
a short prayer that He may inspire you.
~ Letter 3 ~

March 15
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Acquire stability and fervent perseverance


in spiritual matters so that you may never
again sway between fervor and tepidity.
~ Letter 5 ~

March 16
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Humility, the mother and guardian of all


virtues, will never abide in anyones heart
so long as he does not come to delight in
persecutions, ridicule, and humiliations.
~ Constitutions 12 ~

March 17
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It is impossible for man to do everything well


at all times unless he musters all his powers
to fulfill his duties toward his neighbor.
~ Sermon 4 ~

March 18
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Obedience must be voluntary, not forced.


~ Constitutions 2 ~

March 19
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Do you think that the straight way to


heaven is to live in pleasurable comfort? No,
Christ experienced heat and cold, hunger
and thirst; spent beautiful long nights in
prayer.
~ Sermon 4 ~

March 20
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No other thing is the beginning of mans


falling away from God but pride.
~ Sermon 1 ~

March 21
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No matter how busy you are, follow Gods


inspiration and take the time to say a
prayer.
~ Letter 3 ~

March 22
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God very often for your own good takes


away exterior fervor and devotion that you
may learn how to progress interiorly by
yourself.
~ Constitutions 12 ~

March 23
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Strive to be sincere, humble, and virtuous


with others as you would with Jesus Christ.
~ Letter 10 ~

March 24
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Through a human being, that is, through


the holy Virgin Mother, Our Lady the Virgin
Mary, God willed to deliver humankind.
~ Sermon 4 ~

March 25
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We should not make too much fuss about


what is going on in our life because everything
is possible with God
~ Letter 4 ~

March 26
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The primary requirement in Gods ways is


expeditiousness and diligence.
~ Letter 2 ~

March 27
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Human free will gives passions a moral


connotation.
~ Sermon 6 ~

March 28
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The most difficult thing for anybody is to


find oneself involved in activities that by
their very nature are not conducive to union
with God, and still not be distracted.
~ Letter 3 ~

March 29
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Present to Christ your problems, for He will


not refuse the solution if you gently insist.
~ Letter 3 ~

March 30
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The Holy Spirit will not let you lose heart,


but will always remain with you.
~ Letter 5 ~

March 31
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THE BARNABITE FATHERS are Clerics Regular, that is, clerics doing any priestly work but
living together under a special Rule, bound by solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
SAINT PAUL is the patron saint of the Order from whom the Barnabites draw inspiration in
spreading the devotion to Christ Crucified and to the Holy Eucharist.
THE ORDER WAS FOUNDED almost 500 years ago by Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
(1502-1539), a learned and charitable medical doctor. Believing that souls were more in need of
healing than bodies, he became a priest.
THE CLERICS REGULAR OF SAINT PAUL are commonly called Barnabites from their first
major Church in Milan, Italy, which was dedicated to Saint Barnabas.
FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE of their Holy Founder, every Barnabite adds the name Mary
to his.
THE BARNABITE ORDER consists of both priests and brothers. The Barnabites are in:
Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Congo, India, Italy, Mexico,
Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, Spain, and the United States.

For more information contact:


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Youngstown, New York 14174-0167


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