To know, to love, to serve God--there is our life's work: to
know Him through the works of His hands; to love Him for His
tender mercies towards us; to serve Him by obedience to His holy
law. In fulfilling the duties of our station in life we are
called upon to make sacrifices. Under the guidance of God's
spirit let us sacrifice with a good heart, mindful that God
loveth a cheerful giver. It may be that God shall say: "Friend,
go up higher." "Go sell all that thou hast and give to the poor
and come and follow me." Should God summon us to heroic work for
His sake, let us obey.
O Mary, spouse of the Holy Spirit, teach us to obey heavenly
inspirations!
Fourth Glorious Mystery:
"The Assumption"
"Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste my love, my
beautiful one, and come. For winter is now past, the rain is
over and gone. The flowers have appeared in our land . . . Arise
my love, my beautiful one, and come."--(Canticle of Canticles,
II, 10-13.)