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   God. Speak your own word, conceive the divine Word. Breathe a passing   
   word, embrace the eternal Word.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   It is not man that causes the things offered to become the Body and   
   Blood of Christ, but He who was crucified for us, Christ Himself. The   
   priest, in the role of Christ, pronounces these words, but their Power   
   and Grace are God's. This is my body, He says. This word transforms   
   the things offered.   
   --Saint John Chrysostom   
      
      
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   A prayer to the Infant Jesus, suitable for the Masses of the Nativity   
   of Our Lord:   
      
   Most dear Lord Jesus Christ, who, being made a Child for us, didst   
   will to be born in a cave to free us from the darkness of sin, to draw   
   us unto Thee, and to set us on fire with Thy holy love; we adore Thee   
   as our Creator and Redeemer, we acknowledge and for tribute we offer   
   Thee all the affection of our poor hearts. Dear Jesus, our Lord and   
   God, graciously accept this offering, and that it may be worthy of   
   Thine acceptance, forgive us our sins, enlighten us, and inflame us   
   with that sacred fire which Thou camest to bring upon the earth and to   
   enkindle in our hearts. May our souls thus become an altar, on which   
   we may offer Thee the sacrifice of our mortifications; grant that we   
   may ever seek Thy greater glory here on earth, so that one day we may   
   come to enjoy Thine infinite loveliness in heaven. Amen.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)