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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE HIGHEST PROOF OF LOVE \nAn excerpt from Lumen Gentium3 \n◊◊◊ \n‘God is love\, and he who abides in love abides in God and God abides in \nhim’. God has poured out his love in our hearts through the Holy spirit who has \nbeen given to us; therefore the first and most necessary gift is charity\, by which \nwe love God above all things and our neighbor because of him. But if charity is \nto grow and fructify in the soul like a good seed\, each of the faithful must \nwillingly bear the word of God and carry out his will with deeds\, with the help \nof his grace; he must frequently partake of the sacraments\, chiefly the \nEucharist\, and take part in the liturgy; he must constantly apply himself to \nprayer\, self-denial\, active brotherly service and the practice of all the virtues. \nThis is because love\, as the bond of perfection and fullness of the law\, governs\, \ngives meaning to\, and perfects all the means of sanctification. Hence the true \ndisciple of Christ is marked by love both of God and of neighbor. \nSince Jesus\, the Son of God\, showed his love by laying down his life for \nus\, no one has greater love than he who lays down his life for him and his \nbrothers. Some Christians have been called from the beginning\, and will always \nbe called\, to give this greatest testimony of love to all\, especially to persecutors. \nMartyrdom makes the disciple like his master\, who willingly accepted death for \nthe salvation of the world\, and through it he is conformed to him by the \nshedding of blood. Therefore the Church considers it the highest gift and \nsupreme test of love. And while it is given to few\, all however must be prepared \nto confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the cross amidst \npersecutions which the Church never lacks. \n3 Vatican Council II. ed Austin Flannery\,OP. Costello Publishing Co.\, NY\, 1981\, pp. 400-401.
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