"Say to them: As I live, saith the Lord God: I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way, and live" (Ezech. xxxiii. n).
"The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke xix. 10).
"Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called, and should be the sons of God" (i John iii. i).
"But I say to you: Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you; that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh the sun to rise upon the good and bad, and raineth upon the just and unjust. ... Be you perfect as also your heavenly Father is perfect." — Words of our blessed Saviour; Matt. v. 44, 45, 48.
"Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore have I drawn thee, taking pity on thee " (Jer. xxxi. 3).
"The Lord is gracious and merciful; patient and plenteous in mercy."
"The Lord is sweet to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works."
"Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy Name forever" (Ps. cxliv. 8, 9, 2).
Let us give the good God, our Father in heaven , a service of Love, in the spirit of St. Francis Xavier, who said: " O God! I love Thee, not for the sake of winning heaven, or of escaping hell, not for the hope of gaining aught, but solely because Thou art my God."
"Not with the hope of gaining aught,
Not seeking a reward;
But as Thyself hast loved me,
O ever-loving Lord.
