to Him, for we are wholly His. "Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God."[1] "All whatsoever you do, in word or in work, all things do ye in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ; giving thanks unto God and the Father by Him."[2] This pervading motive, actual, virtual, or at least habitual, renewed morning by morning in Mass and after Mass, and through the day, especially in times of anxiety, danger, or temptation, is a continual service done for love and loyalty to our Divine Friend. How much more the sacred actions of our priesthood. The daily commemoration of Him with which the day begins; the oblation of His Sacred Heart, with all its adoration, for the glory of the ever-blessed Trinity; the offering of His precious Body and Blood, which redeemed the world and makes propitiation continually for the ever-multiplying sins of men, hastening the ascent of souls that are in expiation to the vision of peace; the feeding of the multitude with the Bread from heaven—all these acts of divine service to Him are fulfilled in every Mass we say. A day so begun can hardly end in waste and cold and the dim lights of this world. Why does not the fragrance and the fervour of our Mass sustain us through the
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