Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury, also called Anselm of Aostaafter his birthplace and Anselm of Becafter his monastery, was a Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church, who held the office of archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. After his death, he was canonized as a saint; his feast day is 21 April...
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art moving blessed
O supreme and unapproachable light! O whole and blessed truth, how far art thou from me, who am so near to thee! How far removed art thou from my vision, though I am so near to thine! Everywhere thou art wholly present, and I see thee not. In thee I move, and in thee I have my being; and I cannot come to thee. Thou art within me, and about me, and I feel thee not.
ability illiterate seeking
God often works more by the life of the illiterate seeking the things that are God's, than by the ability of the learned seeking the things that are their own.
soul enemy manual-labor
Idleness is the enemy of the soul.
faith believe order
I believe in order that I may understand.
justice mercy canterbury
Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.
grace free-will saved
Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved.
adversity prosperity praise
Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.
believe heart understanding
I do not try, Lord, to attain Your lofty heights, because my understanding is in no way equal to it. But I do desire to understand Your truth a little, that truth that my heart believes and loves. I do not seek to understand that I may believe; but I believe so that I may understand. For I believe this also, that unless I believe, I shall not understand.
catholic may intention
A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death.
god canterbury greater
God is that, the greater than which cannot be conceived.
prayer giving mind
God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give; but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely.
believe order canterbury
For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.