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the sacrifices of the Jewish religion could no longer be
continued. The Church of Jesus Christ alone with the
Mass, the representation and continuation of the Sa
crifice of Calvary, became a CENTRE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
and activity for the conversion and sanctification of men
until the end of time. There is no longer any parallel
to be drawn between the Synagogue and the Catholic
Church. Henceforth, everything in our liturgy will
reflect the STABILITY OF THE CHURCH, her union with
God, the carrying out of the supernatural means of
sanctification which she makes use of in the most
varied forms.
In the Epistle of the Mass for this Sunday, Saint Paul,
explaining to the Corinthians the diversity of the graces
bestowed on the first members of the Christian assem
blies, teaches them that these various gifts emanate
from the same divine Spirit who has given birth to
the Church , and who preserves her life, completes
her organization, and directs her activity.
This action
of the Holy Ghost produces in the Church two effects :
unity of direction and diversity or multiplicity of ope
rations. The works may be different, but all are produced
by one and the same divine Spirit who directs all
and distributes to each one the form of activity which
He wills to give. These varied forms of activity, Saint
Paul divides into three categories : the graces, such as
the gifts of wisdom, of knowledge and of faith ; the
functions, such as preaching, and the administration of
the Sacraments ; actions, such as the working of miracles,
and the discernment of Spirits. But because these effects
are different, they are none the less, the work of the
selfsame Spirit.
FROM this we may deduce a proof of the UNITY
and HOLINESS OF THE CHURCH. She is one because all