The mission of a priest - St Josemaria Escriva

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYelMWKjsZw
Everyone is called to holiness.....and ordinary life is a path to sanctity.

A university lecturer asks St Josemaria about the role of priests in today's world. This was in the setting of a gathering in Brazil, June 1, 1974, a year before St Josemaria celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his own ordination.


Father, I'm a university lecturer. We know that you, Father, are in the fiftieth year
of your priesthood. We are giving thanks to God for the immense fruitfulness of your work. Father, could you please talk to us briefly about your life as a priest
and also a little about the mission priests have in today's world?
My son, I am very happy to reply to a university man, a colleague.
Ever since I was sixteen I've been in contact with the university world.
And... you didn't say I was old, but you said that I'm
in the fiftieth year of my priesthood; you were very cautious.
And it's true. In the first place, I have to thank God our Lord for these fifty years of work.
I have worked, -- shall I say it the way I usually do, because you'll understand me very well? -- "ut iumentum factus sum apud te..."
don't worry, I'll translate: like a little donkey, do you get it?
Yes, Father.
Before God, I'm like a little donkey, pulling the cart. That has been the job I have dedicated myself to. My job is serving God, and, in God's service, serving all souls without distinction. That's the answer to part of your question. And how do I serve our Lord? By talking to souls about God and only about God.
I forget that I'm a lawyer, I forget that I have three doctorates, they are no use to me.
I only want to remember that I am Christ, and Christ speaks about peace and war,
Christ speaks about giving, and giving ourselves, and Christ always speaks about love.
So, my son, I've given you your answer.
I only know how to talk about God; I can only talk about God; if I talked about anything else except God, I'd get it wrong. And I think that is the mission of a priest:
to talk about God, to repeat again and again the words of Christ our Lord,
the saving teachings of the Redeemer, and to administer the holy sacraments...,
without distinction, with love for everyone equally.

http://www.youtube.com/josemariaescriva

http://a-catholic-life.blogspot.com/2011/10/st-josemaria-escriva-on-guardian-angels.html

"May you seek Christ!
May you find Christ!
May you know Christ!
May you love Christ!
May you serve Christ!
May you be one with Christ!
May you be another Christ, Christ Himself!
May you be His apostle to those around you, so that through you they too will seek, find, know, love and serve Christ!"

the depths of the love of your heart ♥♥♥ - a Marian prayer by the Doctrix Amoris (Ste. Thérèse de Lisieux)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk1-kyWi0Pg .

Rest In Me - A Song of Hope & Encouragement by Todd Vaters & SALM 139

& Salm139

(S:139:1) Lill-mexxej tal-kor. Salm ta' David.
Mulej, int tgħarbilni u tagħrafni;

S:139:2) int taf meta noqgħod u meta nqum, int tagħraf mill-bogħod ħsibijieti.

 (S:139:3) Int tagħraf il-mixi u l-waqfien tiegħi; triqati kollha inti tafhom sewwa.

 (S:139:4) Nkun għadni anqas lissint il-kelma, meta int, Mulej, tkun ġa tafha kollha.

 (S:139:5) Dawramejt inti tħaddanni, u tqegħedli idek fuqi.

 (S:139:6) L-għerf tiegħek ta' l-għaġeb, ma nwassalx għalih; għoli wisq, u ma nlaħħaqx miegħu.

 (S:139:7) Fejn immur 'il bogħod mill-ispirtu tiegħek? Jew fejn nista' naħrab minn quddiem wiċċek?

 (S:139:8) Jekk nitla' fis-smewwiet, hemm int; jekk nimtedd f'qiegħ l-art, int hemm ukoll.

S:139:9) Jekk nilbes il-ġwienaħ tas-sebħ, u mmur ngħammar fi truf il-baħar,

 (S:139:10) hemm ukoll tilħaqni idek, u taqbadni l-leminija tiegħek.

 (S:139:11) Jekk ngħid: "Ħa jaħbini d-dlam, ħa jkunli d-dawl lejl madwari?"

 (S:139:12) anqas id-dlam ma hu mudlam; għalik il-lejl jiddi bħan-nhar; id-dlam bħad-dawl għalik.

 (S:139:13) Għax int sawwart il-ġewwieni tiegħi, u f'ġuf ommi inti nsiġtni.

 (S:139:14) Nroddlok ħajr, għax b'mod ta' l-għaġeb għamiltni:

 ta' l-għaġeb huma l-għemejjel tiegħek. U 'l ruħi inti tafha tajjeb.

 (S:139:15) Ma kienx moħbi għadmi minnek, meta kont qiegħed insir

fis-satra u nintiseġ fil-qigħan ta' l-art.

 (S:139:16) Raw għajnejk l-għemejjel tiegħi: kollha nkitbu fil-ktieb tiegħek; u jiemi kienu ġa magħduda meta ebda wieħed ma kien għad hemm.

 (S:139:17) Kemm huma tqal ħsibijietek għalija, o Alla! Kemm hu bla tarf l-għadd tagħhom!

 (S:139:18) Li kelli ngħoddhom, huma aktar mir-ramel; xħin nasal

fl-aħħar, nkun għadni fil-bidu miegħek.



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The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas Gospel --- Dec 29 Gospel - Lk 2:22-35 -- Jesus Presented in the Temple - Il-preżentazzjoni ta' Ġesù fit-tempju

Dec 29 Gospel - Lk 2:22-35 -- Jesus Presented in the Temple - Il-preżentazzjoni ta' Ġesù fit-tempju

THE FIFTH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS GOSPEL --- Il-Ħames Jum fost l-Ottava tal-Milied.
Il-preżentazzjoni ta' Ġesù fit-tempju
[Lq:2:22] Wara li għalqilhom iż-żmien għall-purifikazzjoni tagħhom skond il-Liġi ta' Mosè, ħaduh Ġerusalemm biex jippreżentawh lill-Mulej, [Lq:2:23] kif hemm miktub fil-Liġi tal-Mulej, li 'kull tifel li jitwieled l-ewwel, jiġi kkonsagrat lill-Mulej,' [Lq:2:24] u biex joffru b'sagrifiċċju 'par gamiem jew żewġ bċieċen,' kif jingħad ukoll fil-Liġi tal-Mulej.
[Lq:2:25] F'Ġerusalemm kien hemm wieħed, jismu Xmun, raġel ġust u tajjeb, li kien jistenna l-faraġ ta' Iżrael u li kellu l-Ispirtu s-Santu fuqu. [Lq:2:26] L-Ispirtu s-Santu kien nebbħu li ma kienx se jara l-mewt qabel ma jara l-Messija tal-Mulej. [Lq:2:27] Mar mela fit-tempju, mqanqal mill-Ispirtu, u xħin il-ġenituri daħlu bit-tarbija Ġesù biex jagħmlulu dak li kienet trid il-Liġi, [Lq:2:28] huwa laqgħu fuq dirgħajh, bierek lil Alla u qal:
[Lq:2:29] "Issa, o Sid, tista' tħalli l-qaddej tiegħek
 imur fis-sliem, skond kelmtek,
[Lq:2:30] għaliex għajnejja raw
is-salvazzjoni tiegħek
[Lq:2:31] li int ħejjejt għall-popli kollha,
[Lq:2:32] dawl biex idawwal il-ġnus,
u glorja tal-poplu tiegħek Iżrael."
 [Lq:2:33] Missieru u ommu baqgħu mistagħġba b'dak li kien qiegħed jingħad fuqu. [Lq:2:34] Xmun berikhom, u qal lil ommu Marija: "Ara, dan se jġib il-waqgħa u l-qawmien ta' ħafna f'Iżrael; se jkun sinjal li jmeruh, [Lq:2:35] - u inti wkoll, sejf jinfidlek ruħek! - biex jinkixfu l-ħsibijiet moħbija fil-qlub ta' ħafna."




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