Love Tends To Union With The Object

St. Augustine And St. Thomas Define Mortal Sin To Be A Turning Away From God: That Is, The Turning Of One's Back Upon God, Leaving The Creator For The Sake Of The Creature. What Punishment Would That Subject Deserve Who, While His King Was Giving Him A Command, Contemptuously Turned His Back Upon Him To Go And Transgress His Orders? This Is What The Sinner Does; And This Is Punished In Hell With The Pain Of Loss, That Is, The Loss Of God, A Punishment Richly Deserved By Him Who In This Life Turns His Back Upon His Sovereign Good.

Love Tends To Union With The Object Loved. Now Jesus Christ Loves A Soul That Is In A State Of Grace With Immense Love; He Ardently Desires To Unite Himself With It. That Is What Holy Communion Does

It Is A Great Mistake, As We Have Already Remarked, To Be Afraid Of Him And To Act In His Presence Like A Timid And Craven Slave Trembling With Fright Before His Master.

Speak To Him Often Of Your Business, Your Plans, Your Troubles, Your Fears - Of Everything That Concerns You.

Let Us Thank God For Having Called Us To His Holy Faith. It Is A Great Gift, And The Number Of Those Who Thank God For It Is Small.