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Thought for the Day 20 December 2009

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Sunday, December 20th, 2009
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And what can be more consoling and joyful than the wonderful promises which follow from this truth, that Mary is the Mother of God?—the great wonder, namely, that we become the brethren of our God; that, if we live well, and die in the grace of God, we shall all of us hereafter be taken up by our Incarnate God to that place where angels dwell; that our bodies shall be raised from the dust, and be taken to Heaven; that we shall be really united to God; that we shall be partakers of the Divine nature.

From Meditations and Devotions (1893) Click here for the full text (leaves site)