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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE EXAMPLE OF THE SAINTS \nFrom a sermon by St John Henry Newman3 \n◊◊◊ \nI have not yet mentioned the peculiar benefit to be derived from the \nobservance of Saints’ days: which obviously lies in their setting before the mind \npatterns of excellence for us to follow. In directing us to these\, the Church does \nbut fulfil the design of Scripture. Consider how great a part of the Bible is \nhistorical; and how much of the history is merely the lives of those who were \nGod’s instruments in their respective ages. Some of them are no patterns for us\, \nothers show marks of the corruption under which human nature universally \nlies. Yet the chief of them are specimens of special faith and sanctity\, and are \nset before us with the evident intention of exciting and guiding us in our \nreligious course… \nFirst of all\, and in his own incommunicable glory\, Our Blessed Lord \nHimself gives us an example\, but His faithful servants lead us on towards Him\, \nand confirm and diversify His pattern. Now it has been the aim of our Church \nin her Saints’ days to maintain the principle\, and set a pattern\, of this peculiarly \nScriptural teaching. \nChrist’s Church is indestructible; and lasting on through all the \nvicissitudes of this world\, she must rise again and flourish\, when the poor \ncreatures of a day who opposed her\, have crumbled into dust. In the meantime \nlet us not forget our duty; which is\, after the example of the Saints\, to take up \nour cross meekly\, and pray for our enemies. \nEvery year brings wonders. We know not any year\, what wonders shall \nhave happened before the circle of Festivals has run out again\, from St. \nAndrew’s to All Saints’. Our duty then is\, to wait for the Lord’s coming\, to \nprepare His way before Him\, to pray that when he comes\, we may be found \nwatching… Let us not forget\, that\, as we are called to be Saints\, so we are\, by \nthat very calling\, called to suffer; and\, if we suffer\, must not think it strange \nconcerning the fiery trial that is to try us\, nor be puffed up by our privilege of \nsuffering\, nor bring suffering needlessly upon us\, nor be eager to make out we \nhave suffered for Christ\, when we have but suffered for our faults\, or not at all. \nMay God give us grace to act upon these rules\, as well as to adopt and admire \nthem; and to say nothing for saying’s sake\, but to do much and say little! \n  \n3 Parochial & Plain Sermons\, Ignatius Press: San Francisco 1987. pp.476-478.7 \n  \n 
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