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The Secret of the Rosary

beings and the cause of all beings. He possesses within Himself, in a supereminent degree, the
perfections of all beings and He is in all of them by His essence, by His presence and by his
power, but without being bounded by their limitations. We honor His sublimity and His glory and His
majesty by the words Who art in heaven, that is to say, "Who is seated as on a throne, holding sway
over all men by Thy justice."
When we say hallowed be Thy name we worship God's holiness;. and we make obeisance to His Kingship
and bow to the justice of His laws by the words Thy Kingdom come,
praying that men will obey Him on earth as the angels do in
heaven.
We show our trust in His Providence by asking for our
daily bread, and we appeal to His mercy when we ask for the forgiveness of our sins.
We look to His great power when we beg Him not to lead us into temptation, and we show our faith in
His goodness by our hope that He will deliver us from evil.
The Son of God has always glorified His Father by His works and He came into the world to teach men
to give glory to Him. He showed men bow to praise Him by this prayer
which He taught us with His own lips. It is our duty, there­ fore, to say it often-we should say it
reverently and attentively and in the spirit in which Our Lord taught it.

Fourteenth Rose

The Our Father (Continued)

WE MAKE as many acts of the noblest Christian virtues as we pronounce words, when we recite
attentively this divine prayer.
In saying ''Our Father Who art in heaven," we make acts of
faith, adoration and humility. When we ask that His name be hallowed and glorified we show a burning
zeal for His glory, and when we ask for the spread of His Kingdom we make an act of hope; by
the wish that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven, we show a spirit of perfect
obedience.
In asking for our daily bread we practice poverty of spirit and detachment from worldly goods. When
we beg Him to forgive us our sins we make an act of sorrow for them. By forgiving those who have
trespassed against us we give proof
of the virtue of mercy in its highest degree.

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