Even human limitations must lead to the Heart of Christ
"Even our weaknesses, our limitations, our weaknesses, we must extend the Heart of Jesus, "said in Rome, Benedict XVI to priests worldwide at the opening of the year priestly 2009-2010, before the relics of the Curé of Ars.
"God's heart quivers with compassion! Today, on this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Church offers to our contemplation of this mystery, the mystery of the heart of a God who is moved and who pours all his love for humanity. "
This is a "mysterious love (...) does not resign before the ingratitude or the refusal of the people he has chosen, instead, with infinite mercy it sends into the world his only Son, that he takes upon himself the destiny of love destroyed by being so winner of the power of evil and death he can restore the dignity of children to humans enslaved to sin. "
But "all this at a high price: the only Son from the Father sacrificed on the cross," says the Pope, quoting the account of the "spear" in Saint John.
"Dear brothers and sisters, invited the Pope, let us together to contemplate the pierced Heart of the Crucified (...). In the Heart of Jesus, expresses the essential core of Christianity in Christ, has been revealed and given all the new revolutionary of the Gospel: Love that saves us and gives us life in eternity of God. "
The pope insisted on answering the call of the Heart of Christ: "His divine Heart calls to our heart, he invites us out of ourselves, to abandon our human security we trust Him, and in Following his example, to make ourselves a gift of unconditional love. "
Pope recalled this quote from the parish priest of Ars: "The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus." "How not to recall with emotion that gushed directly Heart the gift of our priestly ministry "Asked the Pope.
"Following the example of the Curé of Ars let yourself be conquered by him and you too will be in today's world, messengers of hope, reconciliation and peace."
Pope stressed the pastoral responsibility of the priest: "For he who calls us to break bread with his love to forgive sins and to guide the flock in his name. This is precisely why we must never get away from the source of love that is His Heart pierced on the cross. "
"Even our weaknesses, our limitations, our weaknesses, we must extend the Heart of Jesus, Benedict XVI insists. For us too ... is the call to conversion and the use of Divine Mercy, and we must also humbly submit that request unanimous and constant in the Heart of Jesus to save us from the terrible risk of damage to those we are bound to save. "
The Pope concluded by entrusting the year Priests to Mary, saying in part: "May the Blessed Virgin, our Mother, accompany us during the Year priestly we start today, so we can be strong and enlightened guides for the faithful that the Lord entrusts to our pastoral care. Amen! "
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"... open still more advantage [collaborative spaces] to lay people, with whom the priests are the only people among whom priestly and, because of the ministerial priesthood, they are. "
"There are not two good ways of serving God, there is only one, is to serve him as he wants to be served."
One need not say much to pray well, "said the parish priest of Ars
" All good works put together - said the Cure of Ars - do not equal the sacrifice of the Mass, because they are the works of men, and the Holy Mass is the work of God. "
"The communion between ordained ministers and charisma that can be born a valuable boost to a renewed commitment to the Church in the announcement and witness of the Gospel of hope and charity around the world. "
In the world you have tribulation, but take courage! I have overcome the world. " And it still ends and the Gospel of Matthew, when Christ told his apostles: "And I, I am with you always until the end of the world."