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earnest. Supernatural horizons opened to all earnest christians, i.e. to all who are not animal men. God's eternal designs upon us and how all are love. The Incarnate Word the great singer of the Canticle ; we are to sing

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with him. This is the mystery of divine Union. Gospel. (St. Luke, xiv. The man that had drojosy ; healing on the Sabbath Friend, go up

higher.)

The Wedding; we

are all invited to it; Divine Church, Bride.

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Jesus, Bridegroom ; Union, when real, absorbs all man's being it is so with created nuptials. There must be no how no rivals ; competition permitted patiently our Jesus waits for our giving in In her Liturgy of last few Sundays, Church has warned us against the triple concupiscence, for these would be vile competitors for our hearts; she now comes to the direct aim she has had ever since feast of Pentecost. relapse is always dreaded by the Church, for even her most fervent children; a spiritual dropsy may supervene. It is Humility that is the safest guarantee. The last place. Contempt for others sure sign

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of false spirituality.

The 17th Sunday, Epistle.

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you, that ye walk worthy of your vocation, (be.) What is the Vocation, the call, of God. What is the condition required for our living up to such Vocation. The Bond of peace is created by the Holy Spirit. Dissensions, &c ., prevent this Bond; St. John Chrj'sostom's comparison of fire and dry and damp wood. The oneness of our Vocation should unite us in charity ; though Charity, because of iv.

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original sin, always calls for effort. In heaven alone, effortless perfect charity, and why. The music of heaven because of perfect union. The meaning of the Church's addition at the end of this Epistle. " The Love of Gospel. (St. Matth. xxii. God.") Jesus permits devil to tempt him, that

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be taught,— Permits Pharisees

Wicked always

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trying to find Church tripping. Church's utterances are always triumphs. How Jesus confounds the Pharasaic tempters the two commandments ; first not observed, if

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