Since it has pleased the Lord our God that,
meeting here in person, we should, in union with your Charity, sing in His
honor the "Alleluia" which is translated as "Praise God,"
let us give praise to the Lord, my brethren, in life and in speech, in heart and
in voice, in words and in actions. For God wishes the "Alleluia" to
be said in His honor in such a way that there will be nothing discordant in the
one giving praise. Therefore, in ourselves above all let speech accord with
life, tongue with conscience. I repeat, let our words agree with our actions
lest, perhaps, fair words bear testimony against foul manners. O! joyous is the
"Alleluia" in heaven where angels are the temple of God! For the
utmost harmony of those giving praise exists there where there is tranquil
rejoicing among those singing, where no law in the members opposes the law of
the mind, where there is no conflict of desires in which the victory of charity
is endangered. Here, therefore, let us sing "Alleluia" though we are
still beset with cares, so that in the future we may sing it there in tranquility.
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