A Holy Priest speaks to his Spiritual Children Last Sermon in Shafter, TX -Fr. Michael Rodriguez. from blog A Blog for Dallas area Catholics Some more select quotes: “If you want to be a saint, if you …More
A Holy Priest speaks to his Spiritual Children Last Sermon in Shafter, TX -Fr. Michael Rodriguez.
from blog A Blog for Dallas area Catholics
Some more select quotes:
“If you want to be a saint, if you want to be a true friend of Christ, you have to suffer through persecutions, trials, and sorrows. “
“It is necessary that we make expiation for the sins of the Church.”
“You change the way in which we worship and it changes what we believe – Lex Orandi Lex Credendi”
“On what authority are churchmen today questioning what the Church has taught regarding the indissolubility of marriage? There is no authority in the Church that has the authority to question what has been handed on faithfully for 2000 years regarding the indissolubility of marriage. Those who are married in the Church and divorced cannot receive Holy Communion. That’s by Divine Law. There is no authority on earth, not even the pope, not even an ecumenical council, can change that.“
“But don’t forget what I said at the beginning…..first you have to focus on your own sins…….If you are making expiation for your own sins, and those of the Church, you are probably better off looking to do 90% for your own, and 10% for the sins of the Church. If you fall into the temptation of speaking about the sins of the hierarchy, you better reflect seriously on your own personal sins and your own need for conversion.” [Thank you for this most charitable reminder. This is a most important point.]
There is much more. I loved the discourse on “Porta Caeli.”
This is one of the most loving sermons I have ever heard. God bless Father Rodriguez. Please keep him in your prayers. And also pray for Bishop Seitz and the entire Diocese of El Paso, that a place may be found for Fr. Rodriguez’ traditional apostolate, to which he feels so irresistibly drawn.
veneremurcernui.wordpress.com/…/important-fr-ro…
from blog A Blog for Dallas area Catholics
Some more select quotes:
“If you want to be a saint, if you want to be a true friend of Christ, you have to suffer through persecutions, trials, and sorrows. “
“It is necessary that we make expiation for the sins of the Church.”
“You change the way in which we worship and it changes what we believe – Lex Orandi Lex Credendi”
“On what authority are churchmen today questioning what the Church has taught regarding the indissolubility of marriage? There is no authority in the Church that has the authority to question what has been handed on faithfully for 2000 years regarding the indissolubility of marriage. Those who are married in the Church and divorced cannot receive Holy Communion. That’s by Divine Law. There is no authority on earth, not even the pope, not even an ecumenical council, can change that.“
“But don’t forget what I said at the beginning…..first you have to focus on your own sins…….If you are making expiation for your own sins, and those of the Church, you are probably better off looking to do 90% for your own, and 10% for the sins of the Church. If you fall into the temptation of speaking about the sins of the hierarchy, you better reflect seriously on your own personal sins and your own need for conversion.” [Thank you for this most charitable reminder. This is a most important point.]
There is much more. I loved the discourse on “Porta Caeli.”
This is one of the most loving sermons I have ever heard. God bless Father Rodriguez. Please keep him in your prayers. And also pray for Bishop Seitz and the entire Diocese of El Paso, that a place may be found for Fr. Rodriguez’ traditional apostolate, to which he feels so irresistibly drawn.
veneremurcernui.wordpress.com/…/important-fr-ro…