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Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, dona nobis pacem.

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"Therefore, we can say the universe...has been loved into existence by a joyous God and is marked, at every level and in every dimension, by a coinherence, a connectedness and mutuality." -Bishop Robert Barron

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Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating back despair.

Shelter the Light. Where there is good, beauty, love, and laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness that would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand against the forces that would render it barren.

Preserve Your Own Light. Delight in song and laughter, in beauty and art. If you allow the light to die in your own heart, you can’t preserve it in the world.

Be the Light. Be a glorious beacon for all who live in despair. Let the light of your joy and courage shine forth in all your deeds.

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"The Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Church believes and professes that there is one living and true God, Creator and Lord of heaven and earth, omnipotent, eternal, immense, incomprehensible, infinite in intellect and will and in all perfection Who, being One, singular, absolutely simple and unchangeable spiritual substance, is to be regarded as distinct really and in essence from the world most blessed in and from Himself, and unspeakably elevated above all things that exist, or can be conceived, except Himself." –Vatican Council

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"I neither pray, nor meditate, but I try to 'atune,' through most of my waking moments, to the greater ordered PROCESS that has given rise to my very being." –James Tabor

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"You are like a candle. Imagine you are sending light out all around you. All your words, thoughts and actions are going in many directions. If you communicate something kind, your kind words go in many directions, and you yourself go with them." —Thích Nhất Hạnh

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"Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those who, from every direction, have made the same ascent. For everything that rises must converge." —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.

-Thich Nhat Hanh

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“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.” —Brené Brown

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I used to believe everyone was essentially spiritual, but not everyone was religious. I think I had it backwards.

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"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them." —Marcus Aurelius

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"God has revealed his divine nature to all peoples at all times and places. Therefore it is not strange to find evidence of God’s general revelation in the spiritual literature of the world’s peoples." —Marshall Davis

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“Upon the inmost reality of each and every created thing He hath shed the light of one of His names, and made it a recipient of the glory of one of His attributes.” --Bahá’u’lláh

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“Nature is in its essence the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator.” —Bahá’u’lláh

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“A humble self-knowledge is a surer way to God than a search after deep learning.” –Thomas A Kempis

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“I am assured beyond all doubt that my soul has been with GOD above these thirty years.” —Brother Lawrence

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"Being “born again” is a direct experience of the Presence of God here now. When one is born of the Spirit, one immediately enters the Kingdom of God and sees the Kingdom of God. A door opens before one’s eyes and one’s view of the universe is transformed." —Marshall Davis