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Hello everyone,
I am looking for the source of a certain phrase I heard a while back. It is more of an anecdote, really. Also, I don’t remember the exact wording, so it may be a little off. What I am interesting of getting is a any source that may mention this story or a similar one.
“There was once a priest whose parish was loosing parishioners. The priest worried about this situation, wrote a letter to the then Pope. He wanted the Pope to name a new saint from his country, so that people may be inspired by this man and try to attain sainthood by themselves. The Pope wrote back that nothing would inspire more the people of his parish, that the priest himself become a saint.”
I have paraphrased a little and may have used parts that are not in the original, this is just how I remember it. I hope someone recognizes the important parts of the passage and can help me out with a source. The source can be a retelling of the anecdote in a magazine, or blog, really anything you can point me to is enough.
Thank you!
I am looking for the source of a certain phrase I heard a while back. It is more of an anecdote, really. Also, I don’t remember the exact wording, so it may be a little off. What I am interesting of getting is a any source that may mention this story or a similar one.
“There was once a priest whose parish was loosing parishioners. The priest worried about this situation, wrote a letter to the then Pope. He wanted the Pope to name a new saint from his country, so that people may be inspired by this man and try to attain sainthood by themselves. The Pope wrote back that nothing would inspire more the people of his parish, that the priest himself become a saint.”
I have paraphrased a little and may have used parts that are not in the original, this is just how I remember it. I hope someone recognizes the important parts of the passage and can help me out with a source. The source can be a retelling of the anecdote in a magazine, or blog, really anything you can point me to is enough.
Thank you!
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