The Science of the Saints: St. John Chrysostom

Saturday, August 14, 2010

St. John Chrysostom

“The Son,” says St. John Chrysostom, “has put into the hands of the priests all judgment. For having been as it were transported into Heaven, they have received this divine prerogative. If a king gave to a mortal the power to release from prison all prisoners, all would pronounce such a one happy, but priests have received from God a far greater power, since the soul is more noble than the body.” (St. Alphonsus, Dignity and Duty of Priests, Page: 29)

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St. John Chrysostom: “The Lord is not so much enraged against any sinner as against him who, while he shines with the splendor of the sacerdotal dignity, insults the Divine Majesty.” (St. Alphonsus, Dignity and Duty of Priests, Page: 73)

“St. John Chrysostom gives up as lost the priest that commits a single mortal sin after his elevation to the priesthood.”(St. Alphonsus, Dignity and Duty of Priests, Page: 75)

St. Bernard: “Ingratitude dries up the sources of divine favors.” (St. Alphonsus, Dignity and Duty of Priests, Page: 79)

St. Jerome: “There is not in the whole world a monster to be compared with a priest in the state of sin, for the unfortunate man will not bear with correction.” (St. Alphonsus, Dignity and Duty of Priests, Page: 79)

St. John Chrysostom: “When lay persons sin, they easily amend. As for priests, once bad, they are incorrigible.” (Dignity and Duties of the Priest, St. Alphonsus, Page: 80)

St. Alphonsus: “When the Lord chastises a people, the chastisement begins with the priest, for he is the cause of the sins of the people, either by his bad example, or by his negligence in attending to their sanctification.” (Dignity and Duties of the Priest, St. Alphonsus, Page: 83)