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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St John Vianney
DESCRIPTION:PRAYER IN THE LIFE \nOF THE CURÉ D’ ARS \nFrom the encyclical “Sacerdoti Nostri Primordia” by St John XXIII \n◊◊◊ \nTo the priests of this century\, apt to be sensitive to the effect of action and \neasily tempted by a dangerous activism\, how beneficial is that model of \nassiduous prayer in a life given up entirely to the care of souls\, which was the \nCuré d’Ars! O What prevents us priests from being saints\, he said. It is lack of \nreflection. We don’t search our hearts; we don’t know what we do. Reflection\, \nprayer\, union with God\, are the things we need. He himself remained\, according \nto contemporary evidence\, in a state of continual prayer from which he was not \ndistracted by the wearisome burden of confessions nor by his other pastoral \ncares. He preserved a constant union with God in the midst of an exceedingly \nbusy life. \nLet us listen to him again: he is unfailing on the subject of the joy and \nblessing of prayer. Man is a beggar who needs to be asking everything from God. \nHow many souls we can convert by our prayers! And he would repeat: prayer is \nall man’s happiness on earth. This happiness he long enjoyed himself with his \neyes\, lit by faith\, contemplating the divine mysteries and\, in adoration of the \nWord incarnate\, his pure and simple soul lifted towards the Holy Trinity\, the \nsupreme object of his love. And the pilgrims who thronged the Church of Ars \nrealized that the humble priest was confiding to them something of the secret of \nhis own inner life with the frequent exclamation dear to him: A Being loved by \nGod\, united to God\, living in the presence of God: oh\, what happiness in life and \nin death! \nWe could wish that all priests might be convinced\, by the witness of the \nholy Curé d’Ars\, of the need to be men of prayer and of the possibility of being5 \nso\, whatever the heavy and sometimes severe load of the labors of their \nministry. But we need an intense faith\, such as moved Jean-Marie Vianney and \nmade him able to work miracles. What faith! exclaimed one of his colleagues. \nEnough to spread over a whole diocese! \nWith St Pius X\, let us consider it certain and well-founded that a priest\, in \norder to occupy his station properly and fulfill his duty\, must devote himself \nbefore all else to prayer. Above all he should obey Christ’s precept: We ought \nalways to pray\, a precept earnestly recommended by St Paul: Continue \nsteadfastly in prayer\, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Pray constantly. \nThe prayer of the Curé d’Ars\, who\, so to speak\, spent the last thirty years \nof his life in his church where he was kept by his numerous penitents\, was above \nall a prayer of thanksgiving. His devotion to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament \nof the altar was indeed wonderful. He is there\, he would say\, he who loves us so \nmuch; how could we not love him? And most certainly he loved him and felt \nirresistibly drawn towards the tabernacle: We do not need many words to pray \nwell\, he explained to his parishioners. We know that God is there\, in the holy \ntabernacle; we open our hearts to him; we rejoice in his holy presence. This is \nthe best prayer of all.
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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