ow what precisely is meant by the words, "My friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?" Listen to the Apostle: "If I give away all I have to the poor, if I hand over my body to be burnt, but have no love, it will avail me nothing."

So this is what the wedding garment is. Examine yourselves to see whether you possess it. If you do, your place at the Lord's table is secure.

Prayer. O Lord, my God, let my soul praise you that it may love you. Let it recount to you your mercies that it may praise you for them all.

From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.

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