whom by His Incarnation He had made His brethren to what lengths love can go. Every breath He drew was as perfect as the first--a perfect offering, a perfect act of adoration; every beat of His Heart until He said: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit," was a perfect act of love; every act, every thought, every word perfect, because they were the acts, thoughts and words of _God_. POINT III. THE PRACTICAL CONCLUSION. What have I to do with these sublime truths? Everything, for He was incarnate _for me_. What does it mean? It means that He is my Brother and that He is giving to God what God must have, but what I cannot give Him; and that all I have to do is to unite myself to Him and to offer my imperfect acts of adoration, love, humility with His perfect ones. He has given Himself to me, that I may give Him back to God--a perfect offering with which God will be entirely satisfied. My God, I cannot adore Thee as I should, though I desire to do so with my whole heart, but JESUS is there incarnate for me, He is adoring Thee perfectly for me, accept His adoration and mine with it. My God, I love Thee, but I cannot love Thee enough, I cannot love Thee as I ought, I cannot love Thee as Thou deservest to be loved, but JESUS is incarnate for me, He has a human Heart which is loving Thee _perfectly_; I put my heart inside His, accept His love and mine with it. My God, I want to be perfectly submissive, perfectly humble, a perfect victim, but great though my desires are, I cannot arrive at the perfection which Thou dost require. Oh, look upon my Brother incarnate for me, accept all His perfections; let me offer my little struggles and desires and efforts with all that He is doing, for is it not all for me? "_Through_ Him and _with_ Him and _in_ Him." Let me go to Nazareth to Mary; she will welcome me for she knows that He has become incarnate _for me_. The Angel has just left her to take back her _Fiat_ to Heaven. I will take his place and on bended knees before that holy shrine where the new Life has just begun, I will meditate. Never before perhaps have I so felt the need of thanksgiving, of adoration, of wonder, of love. All I offer now and from henceforth must pass through Mary to her Son, Who will offer my gifts with His own to His Father. _Colloquy_ with God-Incarnate. _Resolution._ To thank God often to-day for the Incarnation. _Spiritual Bouquet._ "He was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary and was made Man." "EX MARIA VIRGINE" "Apud me est fons vitae." [In me is the Source of life.] _1st. Prelude._ Mary, just after the Angel had departed from her. _2nd. Prelude._ Grace to understand Mary's part in the Incarnation. POINT I. MARY SHARES ALL WITH HER SON.