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“Mary is the inseparable companion of Jesus. Everywhere and
always the Mother is beside her Son. Therefore, what binds us to God,
what places us in possession of the things of Heaven is—not Christ
alone, but that Blessed pair— the Woman and her Seed. Hence, to
separate Mary from Jesus in religious worship is to destroy the order
established by God Himself.” (Terrien: La Mère des Hommes)

13. PROMOTING THE PRACTICE OF DAILY MASS
AND DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
“Every day, as is desirable, and in the greatest possible
numbers, the faithful must take an active part in the sacrifice
of the Mass, avail themselves of the pure, holy refreshment of
Holy Communion and make a suitable thanksgiving in return
for this great gift of Christ the Lord. Here are words they
should keep in mind: ‘Jesus Christ and the Church desire all
Christ’s faithful to approach the sacred banquet every day.
The basis of this desire is that they should be united to God
by the sacrament and draw strength from it to restrain lust, to
wash away the slight faults of daily occurrence and to take
precautions against the more serious sins to which human
frailty is liable. (AAS 38 (1905), 401) More is required.
Liturgical laws prescribe that the Blessed Sacrament be kept in
churches with the greatest honour and in the most
distinguished position. The faithful should not fail to pay it
an occasional visit. Such a visit is a proof of gratitude, a
pledge of love, an observance of the adoration due to Christ
the Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament.” (MF 66)
Probably this will be carried on less as a work in itself than
as one to be kept in mind and assiduously pursued as part and
parcel of every legionary activity. See chapter 8: The
Legionary and the Eucharist.

“We see how the Eucharist, sacrifice and sacrament, sums up in the
abundance of its richness all that the Cross offered to God and
procured for men. It is the Blood of Calvary and the dew of heaven at
one and the same time: the Blood that cries for mercy, and the
vivifying dew that raises up the drooping plant. It is the price paid for
us, and the blessing brought to us. It is life and the price of life. The
Cross was not worth more, nor the Supper, nor the two together, and
all of it endures, and all of it is fraught with the hopes of humanity.
For these reasons the Mass is well called the Mystery of Faith; not
only because the whole Christian dogma — which is the dogma of