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4OO Material for Instructions. LPART n.
painful operation. When some persons present spoke
of binding him with cords, he took the crucifix into his
hands and said: "What cords! what cords!"
My Lord,
who was nailed to the cross for my sake, binds me
sufficiently to endure all pain for the love of him. Thus
he bore the incision without complaint. St. Teresa
said: u Who is there that can behold his Lord covered
with wounds, and persecuted by enemies, without being
willing to embrace and desirous of suffering every
tribulation?" 1 St. Bernard writes: "To him who loves
his crucified God, insults and pains are very accept
able."
2
The Apostle says that in patience particularly we
should make ourselves known as the ministers of
priests
Jesus Christ: Let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of
God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in dis
has written:
tresses, . . . in labors? Thomas a Kempis
"When the day of judgment cometh, it will not be
asked of us what we have read, but what we have
done."
Many men of learning are acquainted with
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many things, but know not how to bear anything for
God; and what is worse, they are incapable of under
standing the great fault which they commit by their
impatience. Who have eyes, and see not* says the Prophet
Jeremias. What does learning profit the man who has
not charity? says St. Paul. And if ... / should know
all mysteries and all knowledge, . . . and have not charity, I am
1
Life, ch. 26.
Grata ignominia crucis ei qui Crucifixo ingratus non est." /;/
2 "
Cant. s. 25.
3 "
Exhibeamus nosmetipsos sicut Dei ministros in multa patientia,
in tribulation ibus, in necessitatibus, in angustiis, ... in laboribus . . ."
2 Cor. vi. 4.
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"
Adveniente die judicii, non quaerettir quid legimus, sed quid fecimus."
De Imit. Chr. 1. i, c. 3.
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"
Habentes oculos non videtis."
Jer. v. 21.