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 the evidence of truth, and seeing the reason that all have to accuse her, she shall have nothing to answer, but much of which to accuse herself. Oh, how much better had it been for her to have willingly and profitably accused herself in this life, than to accuse herself at that time through necessity and without remedy!

Colloquy. — O sweet Jesus, grant me that I may worthily accuse myself of my sins before Thee, and before the confessor who is to absolve me of them, that they may not accuse me in judgment to my condemnation!

The form of the sentences which Christ our Lord will pronounce (as it is believed, with an audible voice) in favour of the good and against the wicked, is expressed in the holy Gospel, beginning with that in favour of the good, that we may understand how much more God our Lord is inclined to reward than He is to punish.

1. First, I must consider that Christ our Lord, seated on the throne of His glory, looking toward the righteous, with a gentle and amiable voice will say to them, " Come, ye blessed of my Father! possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry, and you gave me to eat," &c. This sentence we will meditate word by word, pondering the mystery which every word contains, conformably to the second form of