... from De La Salle's Meditations
for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross:
"We ought to unite ourselves
with the joy that the Church displays on this day by the great solemnity with
which she honors this sacred wood." (165.1)
"Let us, therefore, spend
this day and the rest of our life in great respect and profound adoration
before this sacred mystery, which, as the same Saint Paul adds, was hidden
before Jesus Christ for our glory." (165.1)
"Let us, then, consider
attentively how much we owe to this sacred wood for having contributed this way
to our sanctification. By a zeal of ardent love, let us raise it up to Jesus
Christ to unite it to him, for he still loves it now, as he loves our salvation,
and is glad to have borne it for our sanctification. Therefore, when you have
some trouble, unite with Jesus suffering." (165.2)
"How could we dare look for
another way to please God, to honor God, and to offer an agreeable sacrifice
except by the way of the blessed cross." (165.3)
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