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15. I am a priest; it is my duty to inspire
virtue in
all with whom I come in contact, and to glorify Jesus
Christ, the eternal High-priest. 1
Such was the aurora of this star that was to pass
through so grand a career, and raise itself to so high a
perfection. Quasi lux splendens, procedit, et crescit usque
ad perfectam diem
and increaseth even to perfect day" (Prov. iv. 18).
Our saint is
already recognized as one of the purest
a shining light goeth forwards *
lights that God has sent to illumine the world. Quasi
sol refulgens, sic ille effulsit in templo Dei "
the sun
when it shineth, so did he shine in the temple of God"
(Ecclus. 1. 7).
A new ray has been added to his glory:
he has been declared a Doctor of the Church. Let us
not omit to profit by his teachings and imitate his vir
tues in order that we may one day share in his eternal
happiness.
Live Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and Alphonsus
!
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1. i, ch. n.