jueves, 28 de marzo de 2013

Consider my brothers dignity Priests


"From the letter of St. Francis of Assisi to the Order, to the Trustees."
 Also pray for the Lord to all my brothers and priests who are or wish to be priests are the Most High, that when they want to celebrate Mass, offer, pure, purely, with reverence, the true sacrifice of the Sacred Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, with clean and holy intention, not by anything earthly or fear or human love to please men. Rather it is directed to God all will, wishing to please only the same high Lord, to the extent of grace, because she only work as he pleases, for, as he says: Do this in memory of me, and if
otherwise one work, becomes a traitor Judas is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.Remember, my brethren priests, what is written in the law of Moses, whom the breach, even materially, died without mercy, judgment of the Lord. The larger and more severe punishments which they deserve trampled the Son of God and contaminated the blood of the covenant, which is sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace! Despise, then, man, pollutes and tramples the Lamb of God when, as the apostle says, does not distinguish or discern the holy bread of Christ or actions of other foods, or eat it in vain and unworthy though says the Lord through the prophet: Cursed is the man who fraudulently makes the work of God. And priests who do not want to take this seriously the condemnation, saying: I will curse your blessings.Hear, my brethren: if the blessed Virgin is so honored, as it deserves, because it was in her womb holy, if the blessed Baptist trembled and dared not touch the head holy God if they worship the tomb where he lay some time, how holy, righteous and worthy to be who plays with his hands, get into the heart and mouth and gives others not to eat (AD) mortal, but the eternally glorious victor, whom the angels want to see!.Consider your dignity, brother priests, and be holy, because he is holy. And as the Lord God has honored above all with this ministry, and you love him, and honradlo reverenciadlo more than anyone. What a wretched misery and meanness, when you have so present and you worry about anything in the world! Every man theme, everyone shudder and let the heavens exult when on the altar, in the hands of the priest, is Christ, the Son of the living God. Oh admirable height and great indignation! O sublime humility! O humble sublimity, that the Lord God of the universe and Son of God humbles himself like that, to hide in a small piece of bread, for our salvation!See, brothers, the humility of God and pour out your hearts before Him; Humble yourselves, that He may exalt. Not yours, then you retain for you, that I fully welcome who is offered fully to you.So admonish and exhort in the Lord to live in places where the brothers celebrate one Mass daily, according to the form of the Holy Church. And if the local priests are several, for the sake of charity one is content to hear the conclusion of another priest, for the Lord Jesus Christ fills those who are worthy of it, absent or present. He, although it seems to be in many places, remains, however, undivided, without any loss, and, one, work everywhere, as he pleases, with God the Father and the Holy Spirit Paraclete, for ever ever.


Amen.

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