'In the light of the Divine Goodness, it seems to me,
though others may think differently, that ingratitude is the most
abominable of sins and that it should be detested in the sight of our
Creator and Lord by all of His creatures who are capable of enjoying His
divine and everlasting glory. It is a forgetting of the graces,
benefits, and blessings received, and as such it is the cause,
beginning, and origin of all sins and misfortunes. Contrariwise, the
grateful acknowledgment of blessings and gifts received is loved and
esteemed both in heaven and on earth.'
