Magnificat Vol. LIX, No. 1 3 Watchword 2024: Do violence to ourselves Wish: Holiness N the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, and of the Mother of God. Amen. Good Heavenly Father, as this new year dawns, we offer You our best wishes. Today better than yesterday, and even more tomorrow, we wish to glorify and honor You. Receive, good Heavenly Father, this disposition of Your children, as the finest wish we can offer You, as the thing that will delight You the most. Jesus Christ, Thou alone art Holy This year, dear brothers, dear sisters, dear friends, I offer you a wish that is far too extensive and yet contains EVERYTHING. I wish you holiness. At first glance, this wish seems far too extensive, for God alone is Holy, as we sing in our French Masses: Car c’est Vous le seul Saint – For Thou alone art holy, Thou alone art the Lord, Thou alone, O Jesus Christ, art Most High, with the Holy Ghost, in the glory of God the Father. We also sing the Gloria in Latin, but in French it is easier I The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and only the violent bear it away. St. Matthew 11:12
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