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 generous prince. Infinitely more  than  this  has  the Son of  God,  the  second  Person  of  the  Blessed  Trinity, done for  us,  and  infinitely  stronger  is  His  claim  on our  lasting  gratitude  and  love.

''Q. Who  is  the  Redeemer? ''

A. Our  Blessed  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  is the  Redeemer  of  mankind.

There is  only  one  true  type  of  Christianity,  and that is  Catholicism. Protestantism is  but  a halfway house on  the  road  to  paganism. Catholics alone cling tenaciously  to  Christ  by  faith  in  Him,  hope  in Him,  and  love  for  Him. During an  exhibition  of paintings  in  a Boston  art  museum,  a well-dressed, intelligent-looking young  gentleman  was  seen  to  be studying  one  work  with  special  interest. The picture was  a head  of  the  Saviour. Turning presently to a lady  near  him,  the  young  man  begged  pardon and asked  to  be  enlightened  as  to  what  that  picture represented. “That, sir,  is  the  Saviour,  the  Redeemer,” she  replied. “ And who,”  he  asked,  “ was He? ” “ Why, Jesus  Christ,  of  course,”  she  answered, with a look  of  astonishment. The youth  noticed  her wonder and  blushed  deeply,  saying: “You  will  forgive me,  I trust,  when  I assure  you  I have  never before heard  of  Him.”  The  lady,  herself  a Protestant, told  of  the  incident,  and  said  that  on  inquiry she found  he  was  from  one  of  the  northern  New England States,  from  a town  whose  church,  for  want of a minister,  was  closed  and  whose  young  people