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 and the  west  and  shall  sit  down  to  the  Lord's  banquet whence many  of  His  ungrateful  children  shall  have been cast  out. The poor  shall  be  there;  that  is,  the humble, the  unworldly,  the  poor  in  spirit. The blind shall be  there;  that  is,  those  who  though 'they  saw not Christ  in  the  Eucharist  still  believed  Him  to  be present. The feeble  and  the  lame  shall  be  there,  viz., those who  by  the  spirit  mortified  the  deeds  of  the flesh, believing  it  better  to  enter  into  life  blind  and maimed rather  than  to  be  cast  with  all  their  members into  unquenchable  fire. Like the  Patriarch Jacob they  wrestle  all  through  the  night  of  time  with the Lord  and,  though  they  come  out  of  the  contest broken and  lame,  still  they  attain  the  blessing  of  God and achieve  their  souls'  salvation.

Brethren, let  it  not  be  said  that  Christ  instituted for you  in  vain  the  Sacrament  of  His  love. Let it  not appear as  though  the  Church  was  obliged  to  force you to  that  heavenly  banquet  by  her  holy  commandment. Come to  it  rather  with  strong  faith  and  eager love and  deep  gratitude,  that  the  body  and  blood  of the  Lord  may  be  for  you  indeed  a  remedy  unto  the remission of  your  sins  and  an  earnest  of  your  future entrance into  life  everlasting.