Quesnel: Moral Reflections on the Gospels Vol 1

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self still to every one of us a victim, by the com-
munion, which is an extension of the incarnation."
Once more, " Mary comes to us when she as-
sists us in our wants : Jesus, who is always in her
heart, makes her the instrument of his operations,
the channel of his graces, and the minister of his
mercies."
Again, " The intercession of saints is authorized
by the example of the Centurion ;—we honour the
great ones of the earth, when we apply ourselves to
those about them, whom they honour with their
favour; and we honour God, when we make use of
the mediation of saints with him, who are his fa-
vourites and his friends."
Once more, on Luke xi. " Vouchsafe, O holy
Virgin, to teach us to praise thee in such a manner
as may honour thy Son. Obtain for us strength to
oppose the enemies of that worship which the church
pays thee, and to avoid therein whatever is not ac-
cording to thy spirit."
So, as to relics, Luke xxiii. " It was just and rea-
sonable, that the honour which we pay to the relics
of the saints, should begin with the adorable relics
of the Saint of saints." Hear again what he says
on the primacy,— " Does not Jesus Christ seem to
suppose here a primacy in the Apostolical College,
and to establish it by the very same words which
heretics abuse to subvert it. The primacy of St.
Peter is a prerogative of Divine right."—Matth.
XX. Mark iii.
So as to images, John xix. " It is a double in-
gratitude in heretics to reject the images of Christ
crucified— which serve to open the eyes of our faith,