Those who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness that comes from the good example of a praiseworthy and blameless life. They must completely remove from their lives the filth and uncleanness of vice. Their upright lives must make them like the salt of the earth for themselves and for the rest of mankind.

- St. John of Capistrano (1386-1445)

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Rivers of Hope:

Embracing God, your knowledge will trace
The light within me and the hidden place,
Where fear and boredom lodge.
Enliven me, I pray. Give me rivers of hope,
That slake the thirst within.