But blessed are your eyes because they see,
and your ears, because they hear.
---- my own,
Yes, you are blessed because you are given so much more as a Catholic than your other brothers and sisters, but because of this, you will be held to a greater accountability. Your eyes see, your ears hear all the wonderful things that the Father has made known to you through Me, His Son. To you has been given the grace to understand, even if only dimly, the great truths that the Church has received as a mustard seed 2000 years ago. It has been planted deeply in her, and she has contemplated it, just as My Mother did. She has meditated on it long, and in silence, and by the power and wisdom of My Holy Spirit, she has borne a rich and plentiful harvest of good fruit. It is here in My Body, the Church, that the fullness of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness is found, and it is the duty of every one of the members of My Body to understand and learn and grow in the faith into which they were baptised. Many are cradle Catholics, and too many among them have taken the gift lightly, or not understood the blessedness of this gift given freely to them. They have not understood it, respected it, and honored it, and this is why many have grown lukewarm, indifferent, and turned away for many reasons, lying and convincing themselves that their reasons are justified. Do not be counted among these, ---- mine, rather, use your time wisely and ponder more consistently and more faithfully the gift of the faith you have received so your eyes will see ever more clearly. Your ears will hear and understand ever more deeply the infinite goodness of the Father in sending His only Son into the world not only to receive the punishment and make reparation for the sins of Adam that his progeny inherited but to reveal to them the mysteries of God that can be revealed to all who sincerely knock, seek, and ask, through the Holy Spirit.
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