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PART VII
OF THE SAINTS
WHICH THE SAINTS ARE TO BE

HONOURED
When St. Gertrude wished to honor any particular saint,
she was accustomed to give God thanks for all the graces
he had bestowed on that saint, by repeating several
times the psalm :Laudate Dominum, omnesgentes. She
found by experience that when we thus thank God on
behalf of any saint, he increases grace in our souls
through the merit of that saint. On one occasion she
seemed to see many persons clothed and adorned with
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the merits of St. Bernard, and was much astonished, as
those persons had not done works like his. What, then,
said St. Bernard to her, is she less beautiful who is
adorned with the ornaments of another than she who is
adorned with her own? Assuredly not; and thus it is in
regard of the merits of the saints, obtain by those who
praise God on their behalf; they are conferred on them
with so great love that they will be to them matter of
everlasting joy. Remember this, therefore, and if you say
the Divine Office, bow your head at the Gloria Patri,

bestowed on the saint whose feast you are celebrating.

with the intention of thanking God for the graces he has
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