The fruit we ought to derive from holy communion consists in being transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ. We must endeavor to render ourselves like Him throughout the whole course of our lives; to be as He was, chaste, meek, humble, patient, obedient. - Rodriguez.
The body of the Lord is eaten, and the blood the Lord is received in memory of Our Lord's obedience unto death, that they who live may live no longer to themselves, but to Him who died and rose again for them.
- St. Basil the Great.
XLVI. Truth Above All
1.This world is a place where truth and falsehood dwell side by side. In the beginning truth alone existed. But the devil, who in Paradise told the first lie, introduced lying into the world.
Truth is frequently compelled to retire into the secret chamber of an honest man's heart; but falsehood stalks proudly among men, haughtily raises its insolent head, triumphs, and diffuses on all sides its poisonous and diabolical doctrines. How stately is the tree of falsehood, how widespread are its branches, how inviting is their shade, how enticing are its fruits! Thoroughly does falsehood understand how everywhere to flatter, to make itself beloved, to win the favor of men.
2. You, dear reader, are still young and inexperienced, but has it not often struck
