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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER \nFrom a sermon by St Leo the Great4 \n◊◊◊ \nIn the gospel of John the Lord says: “In this will all people know that you \nare my disciples\, if you have love for one another”. In a letter of the same apostle \nwe read: “Beloved\, let us love one another\, for love is from God\, and everyone \nwho loves is born of God and knows God; whoever does not love does not know \nGod\, for God is Love”. \nThe faithful should enter into themselves and make a true judgment on \ntheir attitudes of mind and heart. If they find some store of love’s fruit in their \nhearts\, they must not doubt God’s presence within them. If they would increase \ntheir capacity to receive so great a guest\, they should practice greater generosity \nin doing good\, with persevering charity. \nAny time is the right time for works of charity\, but these days of Lent \nprovide a special encouragement. Those who want to be present at the Lord’s \nPassover in holiness of mind and body should seek above all to win this grace\, \nfor charity contains all other virtues and covers a multitude of sins. \nAs we prepare to celebrate that greatest of all mysteries\, by which the \nblood of Jesus Christ did away with our sins\, let us first of all make ready the \nsacrificial offerings of works of mercy. In this way we shall give to those who \nhave sinned against us what God in his goodness has already given to us. \nLet us extend to the poor and those afflicted in different ways a more \nopen-handed generosity\, so that God may be thanked through many voices and \nthe relief of the needy supported by our fasting. No act of devotion on the part \nof the faithful gives God more pleasure than that which is lavished on his poor. \nWhere he finds charity with its loving concern\, there he recognizes the reflection \nof his own fatherly care. \nIn these acts of giving do not fear a lack of means. A generous spirit is \nitself great wealth. There can be no shortage of material for generosity where it \nis Christ who feeds and Christ who is fed. In all this activity there is present the \nhand of him who multiplies the bread by breaking it\, and increases it by giving \nit away. \nThe giver of alms should be free from anxiety and full of joy. His gain will \nbe the greatest when he keeps back least for himself. The holy Apostle Paul tells \nus: “He who provides seed for the sower will also provide bread for eating; he \nwill provide you with more seed\, and will increase the harvest of your \ngoodness”\, in Christ Jesus our Lord\, who lives and reigns with the Father and \nthe Holy spirit for ever and ever. \n  \n4 The Liturgy of the Hours – vol II – pg 295 – Catholic Book Publishing Co – 1976.9 \n 
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