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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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Be holy. Imitate Christ, imitate God: plan

your deeds ahead of time and perform them
for Gods sake; have the right intention;
choose the best, fulfill what is good. In all
things let love impel you.

~ Sermon 3 ~

June 1
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The observance of rules is meant not to

make spiritual life harder but easier, and to
lead one beyond the Law, and not by force
but by love.

~ Constitutions 17 ~

June 2
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You are bound to encounter many

difficulties, but the greater they are the more
vigorously you must trust.

~ Constitutions 18 ~

June 3
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If a man wishes to reach God, he must

proceed by steps. So, he must go up from the
first step to the second one, and from this one
to the third one, and so on.

~ Sermon 1 ~

June 4
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I know the summit of perfection Jesus

Crucified wants you to reach; the abundant
graces He wishes to give you; the fruits He
wants to gather in you; and the peak of
holiness to which He wants to lead you.

~ Letter 11 ~

June 5
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Rid yourselves of everything so that you may

have God who is everything.

~ Sermon 6 ~

June 6
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Keep in mind that any unlawful means to

get things is the cause of eternal ruin, both in
acquiring and retaining them, and in other
ways as well.

~ Sermon 1 ~

June 7
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The tongue is confined by teeth and lips and

is also controlled by the will; hence, being
bound with so many chains, it is not very
difficult to tame it.

~ Sermon 2 ~

June 8
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Apply your mind to the meaning of the

psalm rather than to its words.

~ Constitutions 12 ~

June 9
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By showing what is perfect, God taught us

how to withdraw from what is imperfect;
and by pointing out the necessary things, He
eliminated the superfluous ones.

~ Sermon 6 ~

June 10
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The surest proof of your return to God is

that you go back to receive the Eucharist. Go
back to receive this sacrament. Nothing can
make you holier than this sacrament, for in
it is the Holy of Holies.

~ Sermon 3 ~

June 11
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Why are you so faint-hearted and full of fear?

Dont you know that I cannot forsake you?

~ Letter 8 ~

June 12
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Do you wish to keep your spirit tranquil?

Do you want your soul to abide in God
and experience nothing but God? Begin by
controlling your feelings.

~ Sermon 2 ~

June 13
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A truly humble person is affable and

grateful to all.

~ Constitutions 18 ~

June 14
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Your mind is controlled only by your will,

and so it is freer than the tongue and harder
to be quieted down.

~ Sermon 2 ~

June 15
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Pride is Gods first enemy. Any time you

perform actions affected by pride, you have
strange gods before God.

~ Sermon 1 ~

June 16
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God has bound every single creature,

especially man, with a duty. In fact, it is He
who has made them, governs them, defends
them from adversities and dangers, guards
them and makes them prosper.

~ Sermon 3 ~

June 17
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Do you think that the straight way to

heaven is to enjoy mens favors? No, Christ
was hated by most people, as also many
saints have been.

~ Sermon 4 ~

June 18
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Love alone is worth everything; any other

virtue without love is worth nothing.

~ Sermon 4 ~

June 19
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The love of God is necessary to reach Him.

It is necessary because, without such love,
neither eloquence nor science, nor prophecy
nor faith, and not even almsgiving or
martyrdom, are any good. It is necessary
because the Son of God became man to teach
us this virtue. ~ Sermon 4 ~

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Since God can keep working in you,

knowing how to use all the ways, paths, and
means for His purpose, and since He has
given you free will, it is not His fault if you
make no progress.
~ Sermon 1 ~

June 21
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With the help of Christ and your prayers,

I am confident that I will again recognize
what is true from what is false, and what is
certain from what is doubtful.

~ Letter 12 ~

June 22
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I desire that you do not fall victims to

lukewarmness, but rather that you grow
more and more fervent.

~ Letter 11 ~

June 23
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Make it your greatest desire to suffer for Christ.

~ Letter 5 ~

June 24
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Give yourself totally to serving the people

who have already been entrusted to your
care, and who will continue to be entrusted
to you by Jesus Crucified in the future.

~ Letter 6 ~

June 25
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Christ Himself will write in your hearts.

~ Letter 10 ~

June 26
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Vie with one another to become humbler,

simpler, and readier to seek not so much your
own will but Christs in you. In this way you
will easily put on Christ.

~ Letter 7 ~

June 27
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When you neglect mental prayer, you

remain the very ones you were before, namely,
shallow in your conversation, negligent in
your works, and imperfect in everything.

~Constitutions 10 ~

June 28
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Anyone willing to examine carefully his

actions will indeed recognize in himself
Sauls portrait

~ Letter 9 ~

June 29
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Remember that Jesus Crucified has always

been abundantly generous with you.

~ Letter 6 ~

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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:
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Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, Spain, and the United States.

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