Saint fun facts

[foolishmortal]

catholic.org/saints/fun_facts_arch.php
Stories about the saints are great for sermons. Those timid about giving “divisive (because of hard truths)” sermons, they could fascinate people with the lives of the saints, preferably, if the stories clandestinely teach a hard truth. Providing an opposite virtue to that which the liberalized church goers think is a good, which they learned from “the world” can do a lot of good. It could be what Mary told some children about confession or how prayer was answered and someone’s life became easier. Still, it is important to get tough at times, because not all people get the point and some may imagine it says what they want it to; not what it says.

 

[BVM_1221]

“I talk and I talk, but I accomplish little”–Saint francis to Br. Juniper, who wanted to preach verbally.

Sigh…“verbally” means “with words”. The words can be written or spoken.:tsktsk:

Substitute “orally”, unless Brother Juniper was intending to preach via the written word. :coffeeread:

St. Francis is also alledged to have said something along the lines of “Preach the gospel always, use words only as needed.” :getholy:

 

[foolishmortal]

Unfortunately, many religious don’t like to wear a religious habit, so people don’t see a symbol of denying oneself for God and, regarding plain-clothes priests, they can’t ask one to hear their confession if they don’t know they’re looking at a priest. Religious have gone from wearing uncomfortable clothes as a penance to play clothes for the young ones and family reunion picnic clothes for the elderly ones.

 

[foolishmortal]

Unfortunately, many religious don’t like to wear a religious habit, so people don’t see a symbol of denying oneself for God and, regarding plain-clothes priests, they can’t ask one to hear their confession if they don’t know they’re looking at a priest. Religious have gone from wearing uncomfortable clothes as a penance to play clothes for the young ones and family reunion picnic clothes for the elderly ones.

 

[BVM_1221]

Unfortunately, many religious don’t like to wear a religious habit, so people don’t see a symbol of denying oneself for God and, regarding plain-clothes priests, they can’t ask one to hear their confession if they don’t know they’re looking at a priest. Religious have gone from wearing uncomfortable clothes as a penance to play clothes for the young ones and family reunion picnic clothes for the elderly ones.

Well, if the religious do not want to wear habits, how can we laymen take up the slack and get permission to wear habits? This is a serious question.

 

[Ferds_Guiang]

I know this is an issue for a lot of people. My position would be that men of the cloth should be dressed properly and that their attire should not smack of materialism. That is what canon law dictates. Sometimes nowadays it would be difficult to impose the kind of attire that priests should wear. I just hope clothing wont be a cause of scandal to other people.