he sacred scriptures command this, saying to each of us daily: "Honor the Lord with your substance" (Proverbs 3:9). And elsewhere: "Repay your debt" (Sirach 4:8). How pious and indulgent is our Lord God, inviting us to distribute the resources of earthly substance! "Honor," He sa…

seem that not of every lawful possession may one make an oblation. On the contrary, It is written ( Prov. 3:9 ): "Honor the Lord with thy substance." Now whatever a man possesses lawfully belongs to his substance. Therefore he may make oblations of whatever he possesses lawfully.…

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