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 God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a
plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own
blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God
draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him
with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided
by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To accomplish this,
when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and
Savior. In his Son and through him, he invites men to become, in the
Holy Spirit, his adopted children and thus heirs of his blessed life. 1 Catechism of the Catholic Church
The desire for God is written in the human heart,
because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw
man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he
never stops searching for: 27 Catechism of the Catholic Church
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
St Francis of Assisi
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