The Catholic Christian has the true faith which comes to him from Jesus
Christ, the Founder of the true Church. He ought, then, to show by his
conduct that his faith has made him better than so many others, who have
not had the graces and advantages which came to him. In other words, it is
not enough to believe the truths that God has revealed; it is not enough
to belong to the true Church by the internal adhesion of the mind; it is
indispensably necessary to manifest our faith in exterior works. Our faith
should so have penetrated our whole being, that the profession of religion
should show itself in all our actions. Faith without works is dead, and at
the Last Judgment the almighty Judge will demand of us an account of all
our actions, and then will He render to every one the merited reward or
punishment. Let it be our aim in life to fill the days of our stay on
earth with many good actions, the outcome of our faith, so that when we
stand before the throne of God, we may have many glorious deeds to our
credit.
Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Tenth Day.
A Christian considers his faith as a gift of heaven, a priceless treasure
far surpassing any earthly wealth, because it raises man to a true
knowledge of God and secures for him his eternal salvation. He rejects
with horror the maxims of our modern infidels, who say, “One religion is
as good as another”; “Hell is only a bugbear”; “The faith of the heart is
enough for salvation,” and many others of the same nature. He rejects them
because he knows that God is one, that the truth that comes from God is
one, and that therefore faith must be one, and religion one. He knows that
religion cannot be framed according to the whims of man, but only can come
from the authority of God in His holy revelation. He will not associate
with those who hold the above false doctrines; he will be an enemy of bad
books, which teach errors of faith and which drag those who read them into
the mire of immorality, and he will caution his friends against them.
Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Eleventh Day.
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