"Those who love God are always happy, because their whole happiness is to fulfill, even in adversity, the will of God."

St Alphonsus de Liguori

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"When the devil has failed in making a man fall, he puts forward all his energies to create distrust between the penitent and the confessor, and so by little and little he gains his end at last."

St Philip Neri

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"The supreme perfection of man in this life is to be so united to God that all his soul with all its faculties and powers are so gathered into the Lord God that he becomes one spirit with him, and remembers nothing except God, is aware of and recognises nothing but God, but with all his desires unified by the joy of love, he rests contentedly in the enjoyment of his Maker alone."

St Albert the Great

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FROM THE "PENNY CATECHISM"
     

re Article 4 of Apostle's Creed
52.

What is the fourth article of the Creed?
 

The fourth article of the Creed is, 'suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and buried'.
 
53. What were the chief sufferings of Christ?

 

The chief sufferings of Christ were:
first, his agony, and his sweat of blood in the Garden;
secondly, his being scourged at the pillar, and crowned with thorns; and thirdly, his carrying his cross, his crucifixion, and his death between two thieves.
 
  54. What are the chief sufferings of our Lord called?
 
 

The chief sufferings of our Lord are called the Passion of Jesus Christ.
 
55. Why did our Saviour suffer?
 

Our Saviour suffered to atone for our sins, and to purchase for us eternal life.
 
56. Why is Jesus Christ called our Redeemer?
 

Jesus Christ is called our Redeemer because his precious blood is the price by which we were ransomed.
 
57. On what day did our Saviour die?
 

Our Saviour died on Good Friday.
 
58. Where did our Saviour die?
 

Our Saviour died on Mount Calvary.
 
59. Why do we make the sign of the cross?
 

We make the sign of the cross - first, to put us in mind of the Blessed Trinity: and secondly, to remind us that God the Son died for us on the Cross.
 
60. In making the sign of the cross how are we reminded of the Blessed Trinity?
 

In making the sign of the cross we are reminded of the Blessed Trinity by the words, 'In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit'.
 
61. In making the sign of the cross how are we reminded that Christ died for us on the Cross?
 

In making the sign of the cross we are reminded that Christ died for us on the Cross by the very form of the cross which we make upon ourselves.