The Science of the Saints: St. Laurence Justinian

Friday, August 13, 2010

St. Laurence Justinian

“Oh, how every great is their power,” says St. Laurence Justinian, speaking of priests. “A word falls from their lips and the body of Christ is there substantially formed from the matter of bread, and the Incarnate Word descended from Heaven, is found really present on the table of the altar! Never did divine goodness give such power to angels. The angels abide by the order of God, but the priests take him in their hands, distribute him to the faithful, and partake of him as food for themselves.” (St. Alphonsus, Dignity and Duty of Priests, Page: 27)

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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)