The two most characteristic aspects of divine charity in the heart of a priest are gratitude and mercy. Gratitude is the mode of his charity for the Father, mercy is the expression of God’s charity, acting in him, reaching through him to his fellow men. Gratitude and mercy meet and blend perfectly in the Mass, which is nothing else but the charity of the Father for us, the charity of the Son for us and for the Father, the Charity of the Spirit Who is Charity uniting us to the Father in the Son.
