My Prayer Book_LASANCE - the Catholic Kingdom!

181 The .Elel9 Sauijke ef Be Mass
Thy holy Church to my beIief; but, 0 divine Lord,
give me grace to profess by my actwrzs as well as by
my words the faith that is in me.
Have mercy on all who are involved in the
dreadful night of infidelity; may the light of Thy
grace shine upon them, and so penetrate their
hearts that they may embrace the truth, and be
admitted to the communion of Thy holy Church.
UNSELFISHNESS
"Christ did not please Himsdf
HE mainspring of Our Lord's life was to do the will of
God. In His all-holy soul there was the greatest
singleness of thought, affection, and infedion. By seeing
God in all things, Jesus gives us an example of how He
would have us live. How many sins have we committed
because we were inordinately attached to our own will,
our opinions, our pleasures, or our reputation] Christ,
the all-holy, "did not please Himself." Shall we sinful
creatures allow ourselves full liberty to follow our evil
inclinations and disordered passions?
Look out for occasions of pract&ing self-denial. Jesus
Christ condescends to call us not servants, but friends;
but kt us note the conditionl " You an My friends if
yc do the #kings that I command you."
The Sacred Heart of Jesus desires our perfection:
"Be you perfect as also your heavenly Father is perfect.
This is the will of God, your sanctificatioh."
The treasure of holiness lies open to all, and the &r&
of utilizing these precious treasum can* in turning
to our spiritual profit the cemrnon routinq d every-day
duties and the events of Providence. That which happens
to us hour by hour, by God's will, is what is best and most
profitable for us. Daily we have ~&ve m polssiza means
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