He who is content with saving himself and neglects the salvation of others cannot secure his own salvation. (Saint John Chrysostom)
My brethren, if any of you err from the truth and one convert him: He must know that he who causeth a sinner to be converted from the error of his way shall save his soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins. (James 5:19-20)
Catholic Action
We all have a multitude of sins. Stop and think, if I convert one sinner, I can cover a multitude of sins! So let us work towards this goal!
Saint Gregory Nanzianzen gives us our starting point: We must first be purified and then purify others; be filled with wisdom and make others wise; become light and give light; be near to God and lead others to Him; be sanctified and sanctify; guide others by the hand and counsel them with knowledge. Let us join in the Apostleship of Prayer and learn the Art of Prayer.
Saint John Chyrsoston says: He who is content with saving himself and neglects the salvation of others cannot secure his own salvation. If I do not help the Church save souls, I will lose mine!
Saint Thomas Aquinas writes: In cases of necessity where faith is in danger, every one is bound to proclaim his faith to others, either to give good example and encouragement to the rest of the faithful, or to check the attacks of unbelievers: but at other times it is not the duty of all the faithful to instruct others in the faith.
Jesus said: Come follow Me.
Jesus also said (Matthew 9:37-38): The harvest is great, but the laborers are few. Pray you therefore that the Lord of the harvest that he send laborers into the harvest.
Some consider Catholic Action optional, but in these times especially it is necessary to coem to the defense of the Catholic Church and of the Holy Father. It is hoped that these pages will encourage all to undertake this holy task.
Saint Jerome says: When the Church is in the greatest need, Christ ever come to its help, either by miracles or by raising saintly men. The appearance of the Cross in the heavens as seen by Constantine and his legions brought the persecution of Christians to an end. And so what are you going to do?
The Holy Ghost raises up in times of danger for the Church able champions of her cause. For example, St. Athanasius in the time of the Arians; the holy Pope St. Gregory VII when the Church was in general disorder; St. Dominic at the time of the Albigenses; St. Catherine of Sienna at the time of the Great Western Schism; St. Ignatius of Loyola at the time of Luther — Spirago & Clarke, The Catechism Explained (Quoted by Phil. Friedl)
We would like to ask you to go and look in a mirror. The great saint God is calling today will stare back at you!
Pope Saint Pius X
Pope Pius XII
Catechisms
July 24, 2009
Miscellaneous Quotes
Goffine’s work The Church’s Year: “The word of truth which, so to speak, forms the net-work of gospel preaching,” says St. Ambrose, “with the successors of the apostles, the bishops and priests, draw souls from the darkness of error to the light of truth, and from the depths of the abyss to raise them to heaven.”
A Catholic is any person who, having been baptized, does not adhere to a non-Catholic religion or perform any act with the intention or effect of excluding himself from the Church., Donald Attwater’s A Catholic Dictionary, A “good Catholic” is one who practices his religion to the best of his ability.
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