Thursday, June 3, 2010
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Muslim anti-Catholics have grown more ambitious; now a bishop has been murdered. When a Spanish cardinal was murdered while praying in church (at the time of the Reconquista) it has been said that he cried out his thanks to God for allowing him to die a martyr. Yes, these clergymen have been honoured to die for Christ, but 'blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,' and so we cannot be expected to be gleeful about these iniquitous crimes.
St. Paul said that it was not a sin to be concerned with the things of this world, but that attachment to them makes it more difficult to be resigned to the will of God. Ergo, he wished that 'all men were like [him]': Celibate and so aflame with God that no darkness could ever affect him. There are times when the Church Militant stands her ground, and her members fight for their survival, but when it is clearly God's providence, that she lays down like the lamb for the slaughter.
It remains to be seen whether Bishop Luigi Padovese will be our example in the future or our rallying cry.
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- Domine, spero quia mundum vicisti. Lord, I trust that Thou hast overcome the world. Panie, ufam, żeś pokonał świat.
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