*An Italian doctor of the church who died as a missionary in England, St. Anselm is known for the phrase "faith seeking understanding" and for prolific writing, including the following:
O God, let me know you and love you so that I may find
joy in you; and if I cannot do so fully in this life, let me at least make some
progress every day, until at last that knowledge, love and joy come to me in
all their plenitude. While I am here on earth let me know you fully; let my
love for you grow deeper here, so that there I may love you fully. On earth
then I shall have great joy in hope, and in heaven complete joy in the
fulfillment of my hope.
O, Lord, through your Son you command us, no, you counsel us to ask, and you
promise that you will hear us so that our joy may be complete. Give me then
what you promise to give through your Truth. You, O God, are faithful; grant
that I may receive my request, so that my joy may be complete.- Saint Anselm
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