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 them after  the  misfortune  of  having  died  in  sin. Oh, surely the  love  of  God  the  Son  for  us  is  not  less  than that of  the  Father,  for  while  the  Father's  love  for man knows  no  limit  in  duration — is  eternal — the love of  the  Son  knows  no  limit  in  intensity — it  is infinite.

Lastly, God  the  Holy  Ghost — what  has  He  done for us? Oh, we  can  well  exclaim  with  the  Virgin: " He  that  is  mighty  hath  done  great  things  to  us, and  holy  is  His  name." For what  would  it  have profited us  for  the  Father  to  have  created  us,  for  the Son to  have  redeemed  us,  unless  the  Holy  Spirit  of God  had  come  to  sanctify  and  save  us? And come He did  on  Pentecost  in  the  form  of  tongues  of  fire — of tongues  to  show  He  came  to  teach  us  all  truth, and of  fire,  because  He  came  to  enkindle  in  men's hearts  the  fire  of  divine  love. For the  Holy  Ghost  is the  love  of  the  Father  and  Son,  and  since  the  Son  became man,  the  infinite  love  of  God  embraces  all  mankind. Hence when  the  Son  ascended  into  heaven  He and  the  Father  sent  the  Holy  Ghost  to  men  to  vivify the spirit  of  His  Church,  to  protect  her  doctrines from error  and  her  morals  free  from  corruption. Not only  the  Church  in  general,  but  each  and  every one of  us  in  particular,  experiences  the  effects  and fruits of  the  Holy  Ghost,  for  He  tells  us  it  is  His  delight to  inhabit  our  souls. Every temptation  we  resist is  resisted  with  His  help,  every  good  action  we perform  is  done  by  His  inspiration  and  assistance. He has  come  to  us  not  for  a  time,  but  to  stay — to enter  our  souls  in  the  innocence  of  childhood — to  ac-