Reverend Father Lacordaire. A master preacher ...More
Reverend Father Lacordaire.
A master preacher ...
A master preacher ...
A Priest - Lacordaire
To live in the midst of the world,
without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
yet belonging to none;
To share all suffering;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God,
and offer Him their prayers;
To return from God to men;
To bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for Charity,
and a heart of bronze for Chastity;
To teach …More
A Priest - Lacordaire
To live in the midst of the world,
without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
yet belonging to none;
To share all suffering;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God,
and offer Him their prayers;
To return from God to men;
To bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for Charity,
and a heart of bronze for Chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
console and bless always.
My God, what a life;
and it is yours,
O priest of Jesus Christ.
To live in the midst of the world,
without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
yet belonging to none;
To share all suffering;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God,
and offer Him their prayers;
To return from God to men;
To bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for Charity,
and a heart of bronze for Chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
console and bless always.
My God, what a life;
and it is yours,
O priest of Jesus Christ.