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leave to them His own Body and Blood in the
Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, that they might there find nourishment for their souls, and that,
through this means, they might preserve and increase their spiritual forces until death, after
which, finding themselves more closely united to
God, they might enter into Heaven, there to enjoy eternally the life of the blessed?

The Patience of God

Ah! Most certainly, on the day of judgment, the Lord will make known to the entire world how many
mercies, how many lights, how much help He has dispensed to each man during his life! And the
numerous ingrates, who, despite such favors, have merited such chastisements, with what patience
did He not pursue them, with what love has He not begged them to repent? If, despite such
favors, they still would not renounce their passions and earthly pleasures, wished to live and die
separated from God, voluntarily abandoning themselves to their eternal ruin, how can it be said
that God has not manifested His mercy and goodness towards them?

In lieu of declaring the punishments of Hell not to be eternal, some heretics have invented an­
other opinion, maintaining that the punishments of Hell will be lessened after a time, or momen­
tarily interrupted. But this opinion is expressly contrary to the Sacred Scriptures. Isaias, for
in stance, speaking of the reprobate proclaims: "Their worm will not die, and their fire
will not be