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 MARCH 15 The Great Virtue of Charity |
PRAYER. Charity, O Lord, is the greatest of virtues. Inspire me with this virtue so that I may truly turn from sin and repent. |
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REPENTENCE is truly such without love.
It is love which gives it its efficacy in
God's sight. Without love there may be
ol., remorse, regret, self-reproach, but there
is not saving penitence.
There may be conviction of the reason, but not conversion of the heart. A great many lament in themselves this want of love in repenting. They cannot abstain from any indulgence ever so trivial, which would be a natural way of showing sorrow. |
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| -Love, the One Thing Needful | ||
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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. New York, N.Y. All rights reserved. |
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