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By The Law Of Nature, There Is No Pleasure In Suffering; But Divine Love, When It Reigns In A Heart, Makes It Take Delight In Its Sufferings.

When We Hear People Talk Of Riches, Honors And Amusements Of The World, Let Us Remember That All Things Have An End, And Let Us Then Say: My God, I Wish For You Alone And Nothing More.

The Principal Means Of Acquiring An Ardent Love Of Christ Are Mental Prayer, Communion, Mortification, Retirement.

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.

Good Friends Find Pleasure In One Another's Company. Let Us Know Pleasure In The Company Of Our Best Friend, A Friend Who Can Do Everything For Us, A Friend Who Loves Us Beyond Measure. Here In The Blessed Sacrament We Can Talk To Him Straight From The Heart. We Can Open Our Souls To Him, Tell Him What We Need, Beg Him For Powerful Graces. We Are Perfectly Free To Approach The King Of The Universe With Full Confidence And Without Fear.