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Romans, “ the charity and delight of humanity ” on account of his great kindness of heart. Whenever this emperor, looking back, of an evening, on a day that was past, perceived that in its course he had not given anything away in alms, he said: ‘‘ I have lost a day ” (diem perdidi) . So we may say the day has been lost to us in which we have performed not a single good work. For this reason Christ bids us: “Work.”

An Abbot and a King in the Chase

The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence. He who will be saved must exert himself to the utmost. The Abbot Zeno impressed this truth on one of the mighty ones of the earth. The abbot, who lived and served God in the desert, one day met a man whose dress betokened him to be of high rank. It was in fact the king of Macedonia; in his hand he carried a weapon. Seeing the abbot, he inquired of him what he was doing there in the wilderness. Zeno replied with another question: “ What are you doing here? ” The king answered: “ It is the chase brings me here.” “ I too,” the abbot rejoined, “am here in the chase; I seek after God, and I will not rest until I find Him and possess Him for all eternity.”

Q. How shall we know the things which we are to believe?

A. We shall know the things which we are to believe from the Catholic Church, through which God speaks to us.