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| February 7, 2023 |
There are many motives for our paying particular honour to God as made known to us in the mystery of the Trinity. Consider
1. Its sovereign grandeur and excellence: nothing is so majestic and so deserving of our homage.
2. The goodness and liberality shown to us by each of the Divine Persons. We have been predestined to eternal life, created to the image of God, endowed with all that we have, preserved by continual care, redeemed, and sanctified, and raised to the supernatural life.
3. The utility which will accrue to us from honouring the three Divine Persons. Although our gratitude and service should be something more than the expectation of future favours, we are permitted, with David, to take account of the recompense; this will help us to value God's graces more, and we shall receive of them in greater abundance.
4. The example of others; of Our Lord Jesus Christ first of all; then of His most Blessed Mother, whose soul magnified the Lord; of the Seraphim who exclaim continually, Holy! Holy! Holy! and of all the saints of the Church. Regret that you are able to do so little for the glory of the three Divine Persons in return for all that they have been to you and have done for you. Regret your past negligence and forgetfulness. Praise each Person separately for His special benefits to you.
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