Forwarded from Aristotelian-Thomist
Fr Ripperger, Magisterial Authority.
Section about de fide non definita (the ordinary and universal magisterium) and modes of receiving it, including Patristics, the great Theologians, & Sensus Fidelium.
Section about de fide non definita (the ordinary and universal magisterium) and modes of receiving it, including Patristics, the great Theologians, & Sensus Fidelium.
“The predominant virtue of the Saviour is zeal, the ardour of charity, as He Himself says: “I am come to cast fire [of charity] on the earth: and what will I, but that it be kindled?”
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This thirst for the glory of God and the salvation of souls was the great cause of the sorrow which the Saviour experienced at the sight of the sins of men. It was also the cause of Mary’s suffering at the foot of the cross.
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Such are the qualities of zeal, which is the ardour of charity, an enlightened, patient, meek, disinterested, and truly fruitful ardour that glorifies God, imitates our Lord, snatches souls from evil, and saves them.
It is clear that this zeal should exist, that too often it is lacking, and that it is in the normal way of sanctity. But to subsist, it should be kept up by profound prayer, by prayer that is continual and like an almost uninterrupted conversation of the soul with God in perfect docility.”
- Fr Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
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This thirst for the glory of God and the salvation of souls was the great cause of the sorrow which the Saviour experienced at the sight of the sins of men. It was also the cause of Mary’s suffering at the foot of the cross.
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Such are the qualities of zeal, which is the ardour of charity, an enlightened, patient, meek, disinterested, and truly fruitful ardour that glorifies God, imitates our Lord, snatches souls from evil, and saves them.
It is clear that this zeal should exist, that too often it is lacking, and that it is in the normal way of sanctity. But to subsist, it should be kept up by profound prayer, by prayer that is continual and like an almost uninterrupted conversation of the soul with God in perfect docility.”
- Fr Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Important book worth reading to grow in intellectual virtue.
Those who knew Padre Pio confirm that he nursed a tender love of Saint Thérèse and that she was among a handful of Pio's favorite saints.
Once, when he was a very young priest, he was approached by a young, unmarried Frenchwoman who asked Pio to bless a picture of the Little Flower. Pio beheld the picture of Saint Thérèse and he exclaimed with great joy and zeal, "She is a Saint a very Great Saint!"
Even at so young an age, Pio had the gift of being able to see the souls in Heaven and could see the Little Flower's high place as a Saint of immense greatness.
#Saint Thérèse and Saint Padre Pio, pray for us!
Once, when he was a very young priest, he was approached by a young, unmarried Frenchwoman who asked Pio to bless a picture of the Little Flower. Pio beheld the picture of Saint Thérèse and he exclaimed with great joy and zeal, "She is a Saint a very Great Saint!"
Even at so young an age, Pio had the gift of being able to see the souls in Heaven and could see the Little Flower's high place as a Saint of immense greatness.
#Saint Thérèse and Saint Padre Pio, pray for us!
A #Prayer to the North American Martyrs (#Feast, September 26)
Dear Saints Isaac Jogues, John Brebeuf, Noel Chabanel, Gabriel Lalemant, Anthony Daniel, Charles Garnier, Rene Goupil and John Lalande, we beg of you, pray for the people of this vast country ours.
You are the first canonized saints of the United States and Canada. We are glad to have you. We are happy to honor you. You know our country and its needs, and we know you are in heaven praying for us.
There is one very special favor we wish to ask of you. Dear Saints of North America, pray God to send us another saint, or better still, a number of them. Ask Him to have soon--a man or a woman, a boy or a girl from this country of ours raised to the honors of the altar. Let it be a farmer or a laborer, a housewife or a schoolboy, born and bred in these United States. Let it be some one who lived his whole life here--a Saint Joseph of Carville County, or a Saint Mary of Middletown, or a Saint William of New York.
We do not wish to displace you in our affections, but to add to your glorious number. You understand our desires in this, and we feel sure that we will obtain this great blessing for the salvation of the people of this land. Remember us now, and obtain this great blessing for us from God. Help us always to cooperate with the graces that God so richly and generously gives us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dear Saints Isaac Jogues, John Brebeuf, Noel Chabanel, Gabriel Lalemant, Anthony Daniel, Charles Garnier, Rene Goupil and John Lalande, we beg of you, pray for the people of this vast country ours.
You are the first canonized saints of the United States and Canada. We are glad to have you. We are happy to honor you. You know our country and its needs, and we know you are in heaven praying for us.
There is one very special favor we wish to ask of you. Dear Saints of North America, pray God to send us another saint, or better still, a number of them. Ask Him to have soon--a man or a woman, a boy or a girl from this country of ours raised to the honors of the altar. Let it be a farmer or a laborer, a housewife or a schoolboy, born and bred in these United States. Let it be some one who lived his whole life here--a Saint Joseph of Carville County, or a Saint Mary of Middletown, or a Saint William of New York.
We do not wish to displace you in our affections, but to add to your glorious number. You understand our desires in this, and we feel sure that we will obtain this great blessing for the salvation of the people of this land. Remember us now, and obtain this great blessing for us from God. Help us always to cooperate with the graces that God so richly and generously gives us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.