The Truth of God

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Vanity is that which has no substance, which cannot be grasped, does not satisfy, does not sustain, produces no fruit. 
And again, life "is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away."  Adore God as the sole reality that abides. Do not be so short sighted as to spend all your energies and set all your hopes on shadows unsubstantial and transient.  "How long will you be dull of heart? Why do you love vanity and seek after lies?" (Ps. iv. 3). 

 

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The Ideas of God

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Every creature of God is, in a sense, reflected in God as in a mirror. As God is immutable, and acquires nothing anew but has always possessed it, these ideas or reflections have been in Him from all eternity.  Not only did God see in Himself what we and all things were to be, but He saw all as if actually existing.  When we are admitted to the sight of God we shall, in seeing His divine mind and participating in His ideas, see these reflections of all things in Him; and thus, without investigation or study, but by a mere glance, we shall possess our knowledge in God.  Your image too has been impressed on the consciousness of God from all eternity, as an object of His providence and His love.  In return keep the reflection of God's image always vivid in your mind.

 

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A Note From Gordon Nebraska - 1951

The Science of God

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We are safe in His hands.  He will never deal with us unwisely, will never forget us or neglect us, will never be mistaken, or fail to understand those circumstances which make every man's case a peculiar one.  Never question the wisdom of God's knowledge.  Be contented with all that proceeds from Him, for He knows what is best.

 

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The Names of God

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"When you exalt Him put forth all your strength and be not weary, for you can never go far enough" 
(Eccli. xliii. 34). 

  The fact that we cannot go far enough is the very reason why we should go as far as we can.  If we cannot render God the whole of His deserts, we should at least offer Him all that is in our power.  Glorify the name of God, then, as much as you can, making His perfections known to others, enlightening their ignorance about Him, leading them to practice worship and prayer, and teaching them to love Him.  

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Mary's Little Office

The Beatific Vision of God

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When we shall have been proved faithful and admitted to the presence of God we shall become capable of a higher manifestation of God by the light of glory. Our eyes will be opened, our intellect perfected, and God will be disclosed to our sight. 
Then we shall know things, which here below eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor heart conceived.

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Mary's Little Office

Mary's Little Vespers

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.—Amen. 

Alleluia. 

  

Hymn 

Hail, dial of Achaz, 

On thee the true Sun 

Told backward the course 

Which from old he had run. 

And that man might be rais'd. 

Submitting to shame, 

A little more low 

Than the Angels became. 

Thou, wrapt in the blaze
Of His infinite light, 

Dost shine as the morn 

On the confines of night. 

As the moon on the lost 

Through obscurity dawns; 

The serpent's destroyer; 

A lily 'mid thorns.—Amen. 

V. I made an unfailing light to arise in heaven. 

R. And, as a mist, I overspread the whole earth. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

Let Us Pray. 

Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him whom thou, in virginity, didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord; Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.—Amen. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 

R. Amen.

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The Incomprehensibility of God

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When we shall have been proved faithful and admitted to the presence of God we shall become capable of a higher manifestation of God by the light of glory. Our eyes will be opened, our intellect perfected, and God will be disclosed to our sight. 
Then we shall know things, which here below eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor heart conceived.

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Mary's Little Matins

O Lord, open Thou my mouth that I may bless Thy Holy Name. Cleanse my heart from all vain, evil and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding; kindle my affections, that I may pray to, and praise Thee with attention and devotion; and may worthily be heard before the presence of Thy Divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, in union with that Divine Intention wherewith Thou didst Thyself praise God, while as Thou wast on earth, I offer these Hours unto Thee. 

Come, my lips, and wide proclaim 

The blessed Virgin's spotless fame.  

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.—Amen.

Alleluia. 

Hymn  

Hail, Queen of the heaven, 

Hail, mistress of earth! 

Hail, Virgin most pure, 

Of immaculate birth!  

Clear star of the morning, 

In beauty enshrin'd, 

O Lady, make speed 

To the help of mankind.

Thee God in the depth 

Of eternity chose; 

And form'd thee all fair 

As His glorious spouse; 

And call'd thee His Word's 

Own Mother to be, 

By whom He created 

The earth, sky, and sea.—Amen. 

V. God elected her, and pre-elected her. 

R. He made her to dwell in His tabernacle. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

Let Us Pray.

Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest none; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and obtain for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that, as I now celebrate with devout affection thy holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness by the grace of Him whom thou, in virginity, didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord; Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.—Amen.  

V.  O Lady, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

V.  Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V.  May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 

R. Amen.

To the Most Holy and undivided Trinity, to the Manhood of our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, to the fruitful Virginity of the most blessed and most glorious Mary, always a Virgin, and to the holiness of all the Saints be ascribed everlasting praise, honor, and glory, by all creatures, and to us be granted the forgiveness of all our sins, world without end. Amen.

V. Blessed be the womb of the Virgin Mary which bore the Son of the Eternal Father.

R. And blessed be the paps which gave suck to Christ our Lord.

Then are said the Lord's Prayer and the Angelic Salutation.

(The Roman Breviary, William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1880).

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Mary's Little Vespers

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. 

R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. 

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.—Amen. 

Alleluia. 

  

Hymn 

Hail, dial of Achaz, 

On thee the true Sun 

Told backward the course 

Which from old he had run. 

And that man might be rais'd. 

Submitting to shame, 

A little more low 

Than the Angels became. 

Thou, wrapt in the blaze
Of His infinite light, 

Dost shine as the morn 

On the confines of night. 

As the moon on the lost 

Through obscurity dawns; 

The serpent's destroyer; 

A lily 'mid thorns.—Amen. 

V. I made an unfailing light to arise in heaven. 

R. And, as a mist, I overspread the whole earth. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

Let Us Pray. 

Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him whom thou, in virginity, didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord; Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.—Amen. 

V. O Lady, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto thee. 

V. Let us bless the Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 

V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 

R. Amen.

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