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 cause with  the  same  fatherly  affection  He  watches over and  guards  us  all  during  this  life,  but  because His love  for  us  will  endure  forever  in  the  next  life. If we  go  to  heaven  we  will  see  and  enjoy  Him  forever. In purgatory,  though  He  punish  us,  He  will still love  us,  aye,  and  even  in  hell  though  He  will  hate our wickedness  He  will  still  love  us  with  an  aching, regretful, but  withal  an  eternal  love.

Secondly, God  the  Son — what  has  He  done  for  us? Say, rather,  what  has  He  not  done  for  us? He came down from  the  royal  throne  of  His  divinity,  and  stripping Himself  of  His  princely  robe,  of  His  divine  perfections, laid  it  on  our  shoulders  and  clothed  Himself with  our  shabby,  filthy  humanity. "The Word was  made  flesh  and  dwelt  amongst  us  "  in  miserable poverty for  thirty  years. Then the  charity  of  God the Son  appeared  in  that  He  delivered  Himself  up  for us — and having  loved  us  He  loved  us  unto  the  end. He said  Himself  in  His  Passion  "  even  unto  death," aye, even  unto  the  death  of  the  cross. The greatest favor that  man  can  do  for  man;  the  strongest  proof of the  love  of  a  brother  for  a  brother,  is  for  one  to  give up his  life  for  his  friend — but  Our  Lord  and  Saviour has done  something  greater  still — He  gave  up  His life for  us  while  we  were  still  His  enemies. When dying He  was  not  content  that  the  infinite  life  He gave  up  should  pass  into  and  vivify  all  men  past, present, and  future,  but  He  also  left  special  graces to guard  us  from  danger;  the  precious  food  of  His body and  blood  to  strengthen  souls  staggering  under temptation; and  the  Sacrament  of  Penance  to  revive