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maxim[7][21] = "A man must not, however, abstain from doing a good work merely to get out of the way of a temptation to vainglory."; | maxim[7][21] = "A man must not, however, abstain from doing a good work merely to get out of the way of a temptation to vainglory."; | ||
maxim[7][22] = "The love of God makes us do great things."; | maxim[7][22] = "The love of God makes us do great things."; | ||
maxim[7][23] = "We may distinguish three kinds of vainglory; the first we may call <i>mistress</i>; that is, when vainglory goes before our works, and we work for the sake of it: the second we may call <i>companion</i>; that is, when a man does not do a work for the sake of vainglory, but feels complacency in doing it: the third we may call <i>servant</i>; that is, when vainglory rises in our work, but we instantly repress it. Above all things never let vainglory be <i>mistress</i>."; | maxim[7][23] = "We may distinguish three kinds of vainglory; the first we may call <i>mistress</i>; that is, when vainglory goes before our works, and we work for the sake of it: the second we may call <i>companion</i>; that is, when a man does not do a work for the sake of vainglory, but feels complacency in doing it: the third we may call <i>servant</i>; that is, when vainglory rises in our work, but we instantly repress it. Above all things we should never let vainglory be <i>mistress</i>."; | ||
maxim[7][24] = "When vainglory is <i>companion</i>, it does not take away our merit; but perfection requires that it should be <i>servant</i>."; | maxim[7][24] = "When vainglory is <i>companion</i>, it does not take away our merit; but perfection requires that it should be <i>servant</i>."; | ||
maxim[7][25] = "He who works purely for the love of God desires nothing but His honor, and thus is ready in everything either to act or not to act, not just in indifferent matters, but even in good ones; and he is always resigned to the Will of God."; | maxim[7][25] = "He who works purely for the love of God desires nothing but His honor, and thus is ready in everything either to act or not to act, not just in indifferent matters, but even in good ones; and he is always resigned to the Will of God."; | ||
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Virgin Mary, Mother of God
- Maxims from September 7 and 8
- To obtain the protection of our Blessed Lady in our most urgent wants, it is very useful to say sixty-three times, after the fashion of a Rosary, “Virgin Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me.”
- When we make this prayer to our Blessed Lady, we give her every possible praise in the least possible compass, because we call her by her name of MARY, and give her those two great titles of Virgin, and Mother of God, and then name JESUS, the fruit of her most pure womb.