the usual effects of light; to open your eyes to your own defects; to enable you to discover real from fictitious good. Take care you do not close your eyes against this light, by putting impediments to the grace of the sacrament. Holy Job says of sinners: "They have been rebellious to the light; they have not known his ways." (Job xxiv. 13.) See that you be not rebellious, but dilate your heart to receive the influence of this holy light; say with the Prophet, "Thou lightest my lamp, O Lord; O my God, enlighten my darkness." (Ps. xvii. 29.)
MONDAY.
Institution of the Holy Eucharist.—I.
I. After Christ had washed the disciples' feet, He returned to the table, and, intending to leave mankind a singular memorial of His love for them, " took bread " into His holy hands, to show them that His memorial was the gift of His liberality. " Thou openest Thy hand* and fillest with Thy blessing every living creature." (Ps. cxliv. 16.) Then lifting up His eyes to heaven, to show us whence His bread came, He gave thanks to His eternal Father for so great a blessing bestowed upon His followers by His means. He then blessed it, and changed it into His own body. Do you also give thanks to the eternal Father for being made a partaker of this same divine bread; and entreat Him that by the means of this spiritual food He would transform you into another man.
II. The Apostles were certainly astonished when they learned that Christ intended to feed them on His own body and blood. Their minds were, however, illuminated with light from above, and they believed everything possible to God. Learn, you, also to captivate your understanding to the obedience of faith. Observe with
