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FEBRUARY 7

Privilege of Praising God
PRAYER.

O Eternal Beauty, may my greatest joy be to praise You all my days here on earth and forever in heaven.

ALL holy creatures are praising God continually-we hear them not, still They are praising Him. All the Angels, the glorious company of the Apostles, the Holy Church universal, all the spirits and souls of the righteous, all are praising and praying to God.

We come to church to join them. We do not deserve to come-consider what a great favor it is to be allowed to join in the praises and prayers of the City of God.

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Reproduced with permission from
LEAD KINDLY LIGHT; MINUTE MEDITATIONS FOR EVERY DAY TAKEN FROM THE WORKS OF CARDINAL NEWMAN
Edited by Rev. James C. Sharp
Copyright (c) 1993
Catholic Book Publishing Co.
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