THIS IS THE SERMON THAT THE YOUNG FATHER Eugene de Mazenod DELIVERED IN AIX EN PROVENCE IN THE CHURCH OF THE MADELEINE:
Come, whoever you are, just hard to instructions that have disabuse you of so many fatal mistakes, only enlighten you on your true interests. Come, especially you, the poor of Jesus Christ, and would to God I can do hear my voice in all four parts of the world to wake up so senseless fatal drowsiness that led to their loss.
We first learn what you are: what is your noble origin, what rights it gives you, what are the obligations it imposes on you.
interrogate the world. He will answer according to his prejudice, sense code used to rule their lives and by which he pronounces.
Services , what are you, from the world? A class of people dedicated to passing their lives in the painful exercise of an obscure work, which puts you in the outhouse, and you submit to the whims of all those whom you are applying the practice.
Domestic , what are you, as the world? A class of slaves of those people who pay you, exposed to contempt, injustice, and often abuse of teachers demanding and sometimes barbaric, who believe the right to buy be unfair to you for the low wages they you give.
And you farmers, peasants , what are you, as the world? Some are useful as your work, you are calculated on the value of your arms and if you take into account, albeit reluctantly, your sweat, it's that so they fertilize the earth watering.
What will happen to you, poor, destitute, forced by the injustice of men or the rigor of fate, to solicit your wretched subsistence, with importunate begging bread for you to support your existence. The world is watching as the dregs of society, unbearable to his view, it distracts you, not pity your condition does not relieve it.
is what the world thinks. That's what you're eyes! Yet this is the master you have chosen. To him you prostitute your tributes so far. What do you expect? ... The insult and contempt, is the reward that you prepare. You will never get others to him.
Come, now, we learn that you are in the eyes of faith.
Poor of Jesus Christ, afflicted, miserable, suffering, crippled, covered with sores, you all that misery overwhelms, my brothers, my dear brothers, my venerable brethren, hear me.
You are God's children , the brothers of Jesus Christ , the heirs of his eternal Rroyaume , the selected portion of his inheritance . Brothers, hear me! You are, according to St. Pierre, a holy nation, you are kings, you are prêtres28; you are, somehow, gods: "Dii estis filii Excelsis and omnes Climb skyward, where should your conversation be as usual: "conversatio vestra in coelo ".
Raise therefore your mind that your souls slaughtered dilate; stop crawling on the ground
: "Dii estis filii Excelsis and omnes .
O Christians! So know your dignity. I would say, with St. Leon, the shareholders of the divine nature
Let your eyes pierce, once the rags that you cover. It is within you an immortal soul made in God's image, it is intended to have a day, one soul redeemed with the blood of Jesus Christ, the more valuable before God than all the riches of the earth, that all the kingdoms of the world, a soul which is more jealous than the government of the entire universe.
IT COULD NOT BECOME "THE SERMON OF THE CROSS-REDHEAD?
Come, whoever you are, just hard to disabuse you need instructions on so many fatal mistakes, only enlighten you on your true interests. Come, especially you,
poor of Jesus Christ, and would to God that I can make my voice heard in all parts of the world to wake up so many fools of drowsiness inevitable that led to their loss. We first learn what you are: what is your noble origin, what rights it gives you, what are the obligations it imposes on you.
interrogate the world. He will answer according to his prejudice, sense code used to rule their lives and by which he pronounces.
elders, what are you, from the world? A class of people doomed to spend their end of lives in the painful loss, which puts you in the outhouse, and you submit to whims of those whose practice you are applying.
infirmity, what are you, as the world? A class of people dependent on those involved in your care, liable to be reduced to "issue" or "cases", injustice, and often abuse of a society that believes the right to buy to be contemptuous of you for the support she gives you low.
And you patients suffering from disease like Alzheimer's, what have you, as the world? Some useful though was your old work, you are calculated on your current value, and if you are taken into account, albeit reluctantly, to your past, it is better to deny that your present situation.
What will happen to you, lame, blind, paralyzed, forced by the rigor of fate, to solicit your wretched subsistence in the help of others you need to sustain your existence. This world does that youth and money, look at you, as the dregs of society, unbearable to his view, it distracts you, not to feel sorry for your condition that is afraid to look like a mirror in front of himself ..
is what the world thinks. That's what you're eyes! What do you expect? Contempt, and especially the indifference and ignorance, is the reward that you prepare. You will never get others to him.
Come, now, we learn that you are in the eyes of faith.
Poor of Jesus Christ, afflicted, miserable, suffering, crippled, covered with sores, you all that suffering and disease plague, my brothers, my dear brothers, my venerable brethren, hear me.
You are God's children, brothers of Jesus Christ, the heirs of his eternal kingdom, the selected portion of his inheritance. You are, according to St. Pierre, a holy nation, you are kings, you are priests, you are, somehow, gods: "Dii estis filii altissimi and omnes .
Raise therefore your mind that your souls slaughtered dilate; stop crawling on the earth "Dii estis ... "
Raise up to heaven, where your interview is to be the more usual " conversatio vestra in coelo. "
Let your eyes pierce, once the pain that you cover. It is within you an immortal soul made in God's image, it is intended to have a day, one soul redeemed with the blood of Jesus Christ, the more precious to God than all the riches of the earth, that all the kingdoms of the world, a soul which is more jealous than the government of the entire universe.
Turn your gaze to Jesus, your Brother and Saviour Crucified. You continue his passion now, you are participating today in the salvation of our humanity
O Christians elderly, infirm and suffering! So know your dignity. I would say, with St. Leon, the shareholders of the divine mission of Jesus Christ!
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