Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Dom. Chautard's classic, "The Soul of the Apostolate"

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Pope St. Pius X said, "If you desire that God should bless your apostolate and make it fruitful, undertake everything for His glory, saturate yourself and your devoted fellow-workers with the spirit of Jesus Christ, animating yourself and them with an intense interior life. To this end, I can offer you no better guide than The Soul of the Apostolate by Dom Chautard, Cistercian Abbot. I warmly recommend this book to you, as I value it very highly, and have myself made it my bedside book."

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

DI#23 The Call to the Apostolate

"PRESENCE OF GOD - I place myself in the presence of Jesus, the Head of the Mystical Body, the Church, begging Him to show me how to collaborate with Him in the work of saving souls."
"...in the actual economy of the Redemption, our collaboration is necessary" because "He has so willed it for the greater honor of His spotless Spouse."  "...the salvation of many souls depends on the prayers and voluntary mortifications offered for this end, ..."




See Pope Pius XII's encyclical here:
http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_29061943_mystici-corporis-christi.html

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Monday, December 29, 2014

DI#33 Peace to Men

"PRESENCE OF GOD - I place myself at the feet of the Infant Jesus to meditate on the Angels' hymn: 'peace on earth to men of goodwill' (Luke 2:14)."