IN DEPTH INFO ON OUR WORK ( AT THE AIM OF EVANGELIZATION )...
- “THE WOLF” TRANSFORMED INTO A SHEEP -
This is a local evangelisation that elegantly testifies also to our solid work, to whom ever thought that we were idlers…
Speaking of this, like so once wrote a dear spiritual child of mine, in one of his letters; << Here is a little testimony of a few instants, and I havn’t even written everything, but only the things that I’ve remembered and that have particularly struck me, but I hope that they’ll be enough to make you understand what is our job, that is, in the every day life, testify with the facts, and without to many words, the Miracles that Jesus done in our lives, making everybody remember that this is not the life but only the test, and trying to make more brothers possible that are lost approach the Sacraments; all for love and with love… As in fact immediately later, that is the following morning (of when you wrote us the letter), going to the typography, where there (they let us) momentarily use their computer to complete the Sacred Passport, on the road to get into town we met two people, with out moving on their place of employment waiting for clients ! They be out in the sun observing what happens around them, and becoming aware of us from some distance away, with a malicious smile make us intend with what spirit they be waiting to stop us and " to speak to us."
Approaching dressed as wolves ready to rip us into pieces, they tell us that they also want to make themselves friars and to go out together with us, " so not to have to work anymore ! " And with their malicious smile, they’d like to play with our intelligence, that no longer be ours but be that of Jesus whom we strive to make live in us ! Pleasantly the Friar that was with me, calling to one of the two and asked : “ Tell me something : what be done at the printers ? One works ! And why does one work ? For money ! Now look, we (for the time being) go to the printers every day " and showing him the almost complete Sacred Passport, that be the little work wanted by Jesus, he told him : “ Do you see this ? This be one of the jobs that we’re doing, and no one pays us, but we do it only for the Love of the Lord; and if we do this, we do it for Love that many lost souls don't go to hell, and to make many understand that this is not the life, but only the test, and here we only be in passage ! Look”, he continued, " there are those who work for the things that pass, and those who work for the things that be eternal; those who are satisfied with a capital of 2 ms x 80 cms, that is, a box of death," and with an unintentional gesture wanted by the Lord, he touched the person that was infront of him (that of with which he was speaking to), as to indicate to this man for what he was working for and what would be his capital ; then the Friar that was with me, with his own hand pointed to himself ( always as before unintentionally ) saying : " and there are those instead who are not satisfied with this" allowing him to clearly understand that he really not be satisfied with a box of death; and continuing, he quoted him the Gospel pass where Jesus says: << What advantage in fact will man have if he earns the whole world, and then looses his own soul ? >> (Mt 16, 26).
We saw these people, who (began to) to listen to everything and didn't (any longer) allow not even one word escape, above all because this zealous Frair recounted only part of his testimony of when he was more than a trouble maker, recalling like so for experience, that man of an aspect of a trouble maker.
Later, always being illuminated by the Spirit, he explained to him, that to save oneselves (from the sins), it doesn't serve that one has to do great things, but it be enough that at least every Sunday, it owes us to strive to go to the Holy Mass, being Confessed and Communicated, and later to strive oneselves to live what one hears. After this, he withdrew a Sacred Licence and lifting it, with firm tone, jokingly yet at the same time authoritarian, he told him: “ Look at this Sacred Licence : other than being Blessed by a Bishop, and other than finding here inside the road signals that can drive us towards Heaven, you will also find, ( an eloquent witness ) that 2000 years ago, a Man has Risen from the dead, in which also promises to you, if you follow Him : the Resurrection of the body and the Blessed Immortality ! And do you know why I tell you this ? Because 2000 years ago the Lord already knew, that there now would be people educated like you, that would be in need of tangible proof that clearly satisfies the intellect, as St. Tomas needed ! Reflect " he then told him farewelling him with a brotherly kiss, " since today in the Name of the Lord I have proposed to you what no one of this world can ever propose, and that is: the Blessed Immortality and end, the Eternal Glory “!
" Reflect brother, reflect dear brother, and that the Lord Bless you whole heartedly. Peace and Good, and Holy Day, " the zealous Friar that was with me farewelled them, and they, ( If you’d seen their faces ! ) those who before hand came dressed like rapacious wolves, went away like little sheep, and with a beautiful meditation to be done ! Truly beautiful, yes ?
These are the wonders that the Lord works, and since to narrate the deeds of the Lord means to praise him ( Cassian ), think little sister, how beautiful ! We are having the possibility to continually praise the Lord ! ( even now )…
Amen !