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   Examine  your  conscience  on  the  subject  of gentleness;  make  acts  of  contrition,  and  good  resolutions.

Happiness can  only  be  found  with  Jesus. As long  as  you follow Him,  and  are  obedient  and  innocent,  you  will  have  peace and joy  of  heart. But if  you  do  what  is  wrong,  you  will  feel discontented, restless  and  troubled. Keep, therefore,  away  from sin; it  will  make  you  very  unhappy.

ESUS assisted  at  the  Feast  of  the  Dedication of  the  Temple. As He  walked  through  the  Porch  of  Solomon,  a number  of Jews  surrounded  Him  and  said:  “How  long  dost  Thou  hold  our souls in  suspense? If Thou  be  the  Christ,  tell  us  plainly.”  Jesus answered: “I  speak to  you,  and  you  believe  not. The works that I do  in  the  name  of  My  Father,  they  give  testimony  of Me. But you  do  not  believe,  because  you  are  not  of  my  sheep. My sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I know  them  and  they  follow  me. And I give  them  life  everlasting,  and  they  shall  not  perish  for  ever, and no  man  shall  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand. That which  my Father  hath  given  me,  is  greater  than  all,  and  no  one  can snatch them  out  of  the  hand  of  my  Father. I and the  Father are one.”