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CONTENTS. forming within the Christian, who is faithful to the Church; 111. Because of all this, the Time

— the longest season of the Litur111. — Moreover, this latter portion

after Pentecost

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gical Year ; of the Liturgical Year teaches us, that all the labours of the Church tend to one result ; and that one result is religion (worship of God)

and religion characterises every degree made towards divine Union; 111. The Church's being united to her Jesus, necessitated her making religion (worship) the very essence of her exist-

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ence ; 111. The Liturgy ; joined distinguish her 112. Hence the

magnificent celebrations of her with the integrity of her Faith, as the True Bride of Christ Temple of God is the Church's Home, 112. There is a whole army of Children of the Church, who are called religious, because they are so filled with their Mother's spirit of Worship (religion,) that they have left all things else, in order to join her, hour by hour, in giving Praise, with her, to the divine Spouse 113. The world cannot understand religious ; must persecute them, but these religious are one of the most unmistakeable manifestations of the Church's Union with Jesus no human power can ever suspend such manifestation; 113. The Church, by being Bride of Christ, is one Body with him ; that Body exists solely for the purpose of being offered in sacrifice of complete homage to the Father; and the Church fulfils all this, fully and unreservedly, in those whose whole being is absorbed (by the Vows they make, and the sublime consecration given to them by the Church,) into the religion, and perfect oblation, of the Eternal High Priest 113.— Though all Christians do not lead the Life of Religion, such as is led in the Religious State, yet are they all called upon, if they would enter heaven, to attain to such a degree of Union, as will really make of them true Members of Christ ; and that Union, even supposing it in its lowest degree, unites them to the Man-God, Victim and Priest, whose Oblation is the highest worship of the Most High God:—it is RELIGION; 114— Baptism begins this Union and the unction of the Chrism given to the Baptised, the moment after

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