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\u201cIf we only got to heaven, what a sweet and easy thing it will be there to be always saying with the angels and the saints, \u2018Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus.\u2019\u201d – St. Philip Neri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere, good will shall be so ordered in us that we shall have no other desire than to remain there eternally.\u201d – St. Augustine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cO my dear parishioners, let us endeavor to get to heaven! There we shall see God. How happy we shall be” – St. Jean Vianney: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Lord does not come down from heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to him\u2014the heaven of our souls, created in his image, the living temples of the adorable Trinity.\u201d – St. Therese of Lisieux <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From a sermon by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All holiness and perfection of soul lies in our love for Jesus Christ our God, who is our Redeemer and our supreme good. It is part of the love of God to acquire and to nurture all the virtues which make us perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since God knew that man is enticed by favours, he wished to bind him to his love by means of his gifts: \u201cI want to catch men with the snares, those chains of love in which they allow themselves to be entrapped, so that they will love me.\u201d And all the gifts which he bestowed on man were given to this end. He gave him a soul, made in his likeness, and endowed with memory, intellect and will; he gave him a body equipped with the senses; it was for him that he created heaven and earth and such an abundance of things. He made all these things out of love for man, so that all creation might serve man, and man in turn might love God out of gratitude for so many gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he did not wish to give us only beautiful creatures; the truth is that to win for himself our love, he went so far as to bestow upon us the fullness of himself. The eternal Father went so far as to give us his only Son. By giving us his Son, whom he did not spare precisely so that he might spare us, he bestowed on us at once every good: grace, love and heaven; for all these goods are certainly inferior to the Son. He who did not spare his own Son, but handed him over for all of us: how could he fail to give us along with his Son all good things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From a letter attributed to Barnabas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Greetings, sons and daughters. In the name of the Lord who loves us, peace be to you.
\nBecause the Lord has granted you an abundance of blessings, I rejoice immeasurably in your blessed and glorious company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have received abundantly that indwelling grace which is the Spirit\u2019s gift, and for this reason I hope in my own salvation and I give thanks all the more when I see the bountiful fullness of the Lord\u2019s Spirit pouring over you. I have longed so much for you that when I saw you I was overwhelmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am now convinced and fully aware that I have learned much by speaking with you, for the Lord accompanied me on the road to righteousness, and so I am driven in all ways to love you more than my own life. For surely there is a great store of faith and charity within you because of your hope for life in Christ. Therefore, I have been thinking that if my concern for you inspires me to pass on to you a portion of what I have received, then I will be rewarded for ministering to souls such as yours. Consequently, I am writing to you, that you may have perfect knowledge along with your faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lord has given us these three basic doctrines: hope for eternal life, the beginning and end of our faith; justice, the beginning and end of righteousness; and love, which bears cheerful and joyous witness to the works of righteousness. Now the Lord has made the past and present known to us through his prophets, and he has given us the ability to taste the fruits of the future beforehand. Thus, when we see prophecies fulfilled in their appointed order, we ought to grow more fully and deeply in awe of him. Let me suggest a few things \u2013 not as a teacher, but as one of you \u2013 which should bring you joy in the present situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. \u201cIf we only got to heaven, what a sweet and easy thing it will be there to be always saying with the angels and the saints, \u2018Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus.\u2019\u201d – St. Philip Neri \u201cThere, good will shall be so ordered in us that we shall have no other desire than to remain there eternally.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[44,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-saints-and-blesseds","category-spiritual-reflections"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bfMR-fz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2443,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/eternal-life-through-our-lord-jesus-christ-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":965,"position":0},"title":"Eternal Life through our Lord Jesus Christ","author":"monks4christ","date":"August 31, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cIf we only got to heaven, what a sweet and easy thing it will be there to be always saying with the angels and the saints, \u2018Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus.\u2019\u201d \u2013 St. Philip Neri \u201cThere, good will shall be so ordered in us that we shall have no other desire than\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Spiritual Practices"","block_context":{"text":"Spiritual Practices","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/category\/spiritual-practices\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eucharist.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eucharist.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eucharist.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1083,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/feast-of-the-holy-guardian-angels\/","url_meta":{"origin":965,"position":1},"title":"Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels","author":"monks4christ","date":"October 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"You should be aware that the word \u201cangel\u201d denotes a function rather than a nature. 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