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the grace Uf redemption to every ntI-
vidual soul who should be grated by
their hands upon the fruitful! stock OF
Himself
On thai Night Jesus. the great High
priest. committed TO His servants in the
ministry The absolute secret OF His lille
the bread OF His whole being. In .ila
Eucharstic institution. they We're fired
with the iervor of His spirit. ilrlmn"d
by the light of His love and inspired
with His zeal TO bring To all flesh the
salvation of God" In partaking of the
cup OF the new and eternal covenant
they We're incorporated into His prncc.Y
priesthood. they We're invested with tn,
golden glory Of His God-givcn power:
they were commanded to eat His iaih
through tn" ages from the same helv"n.
ly banquet This do in rnmmemura-
ton uf Me" was the loving injunction
of the Divine Master.
Men were no longer to remain tho
mere creatures of God, but were to hn
come the snns of God. By the Inrlrna-
ton OF Jesus Christ by the alliance
of the !iuNh"nd with our common hui
mainly. we became brothers of Jasus
Christ The grca, and final cause of
the Incarnation was the sAnr1iiicatiur
of every Individual soul by union Will
Jesus Christ; il was the development of
the sOnShip al God in all the members
Of the human family In III" institution
of the Holy Eucharist therefore. Christ
accompliShrS the ultimate purpose Of
the Inc.rnat lion. and when lle the great
High priest. said 10 His apostles, do This
In commemoralion of Me- lie peipn;
uated the work of modification and
union with Him by means Of His divine
ly established priesthood He is the We"
tim and the sacrifice whereby we wor-
ship Cod: He is the Bread of life.
which nourishes our souls and He is
the bond OF union between us and God.
Human wisdom could never have inn
agined such Il worship. such Il Bond Of
union between God and man. No minu
a plan. so simple. so beautiful and one
that nlanifests the wonderful love and
mercy of God. The same divine Wisdom
and Goodness, that designed the ln.ar-
nation Of the eternal Son. the cross Of
Calvary, the priesthood of the newlaw
planned also this sacrifice, this worship
and dispenses the BREAD {" Life" to
unite all to Jesus Christ. the founiaiu
source of everlasting life But the two
great obstacles to union with Jesus
Christ were sin and ignorance. And H.
the establishment of Christ's priesthnot
He provided for the overthrow of bu'h
these obstacles
The first great barrier between us an,
God was sin. aud Christ by the might
Instruments Of His sacrifice redeemed
lis from the punishment of sin. That
Divine Physician. who came to seek
and save the lost. while on earth FOR
gave sins. lie said to Maglalcn. Go
in peace. thy sins are forgiven" ant
to the palsieh man. ARISE :. ant
walk :. thy sins are forgiven thee" '
And the same divine Savior. in COM
pleting the fullness of the priesthood
breathcd upon the priests of the new
law the holy spirit and commission
ed them to bind and loose the sins OF
men by the exercise of His own power
and authority. AS the Father hath zen
me. also send you" Receive you TIT
Holy Ghost. whose sins you shall forSi sc
they are forgiven them and whose sim
you shall retain they are retained"
All, above the gift Of miracles. hey INC
the power of healing the sick. is that
sublime Office which heals the maAd!
of the soul. which cures the lepros,
OF sin, which takes the furnished soul
a poor. vile clod."
IAN angel bright. the living image o.
his God
Moreover. Christ's mission on carIl
ance false worship and false philosoph.
and to erect on their ruins the gospe
Of truth and knowledge Of pure adora
tion and solid Christian philosophy
All, how pleasing to the Eternal Father
was that homage and gospel OF
"His only begotten Son" lol
He said of Him: This is Ny
beloved Son in whom | am vel
pleased; hear We Him." Yes. God wa.
pleased to see the clouds of darkness
and ignorance lifted to behold the l,yh
of the Incarnate Sons doctrine shc,ldn:
its effulgent rays to the furthest and
of the earth; and to see man return
the love, homage and knowledge h
owed his Creator. And Christ in sen;
ing forth His chosen apostles ON ihei
Rihission Of peace and glad rihings. CON
fmissioned them to preach HIS sosps
j to every creature; Teach We all y;
lions; bapisng them in The name {
the Father, and of the Son, and Of 4
Holy Ghost, teaching them 10 nbserv
all things whatsoever | have comnian,
cd you and 10, am with Won all day
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