Montag, 5. Mai 2014

Hl. Johannes Eudes: "Schlechte Priester sind ein Ausdruck des Zornes Gottes"

"Schlechte Priester sind ein Ausdruck des Zornes Gottes".

Dieser Satz wird unter englischsprachigen Katholiken häufig zitiert, aber nie war eine Quelle angegeben. Ich hatte mir extra eines der sehr seltenen Bücher über den hl. Johannes Eudes im Antiquariat besorgt, in der Hoffnung darin bestätigt zu finden, dass er tatsächlich von ihm gesagt wurde. Leider stand er nicht darin.

Heute fand ich "zufällig" endlich die Quelle, denn er hat auch ein Buch über das Priestertum geschrieben und darin steht er zwar nicht wörtlich, aber er ist die Zusammenfassung des dort ausführlich erklärten Zusammenhangs mit den Sünden der Menschen:
In Chapter 11, Qualities of a Priest St John Eudes writes:
Bad priests are a sign of God’s anger
Welcher Segen gute Priester sind wird im folgenden Abschnitt beschrieben:
Hl. Johannes Eudes,
ein sehr guter Priester
ganz nach dem Herzen Jesu
St John Eudes then goes on to examine the signs of good priests, and their value in God’s sight. Here is a selection of some of the qualities of God priests that are particularly needed in these times, which are a sign of divine grace:
On the other hand, the greatest effect of God’s mercy, the most precious grace He bestows upon mankind, is to send worthy priests, men after His own heart, seeking only His glory and the salvation of souls. The greatest blessing that God bestows upon a church, the most signal manifestation of divine grace, is to have a saintly shepherd, be he bishop or priest. This is indeed the grace of graces and the most priceless of all gifts for it includes within itself every other blessing and grace. What is a priest after God’s heart? He is an inestimable treasure containing an immensity of good things.
‘He is an ever burning and shining light set in the candelabra of Mother Church, burning before God and shining before men: burning in his own love for God, shining by his charity for his fellow man; burning with the perfection of his inner life, shining by the perfection of his exterior deportment; burning in fervent prayer for his people, shining by his preaching of the word of God.
The priest is a sun cheering the world by his presence and bearing. He brings heavenly blessings into every heart. He dispels the ignorance and darkness of error and radiates on every side bright beams of celestial light. He extinguishes sin and gives life and grace to the multitudes. He imparts new life to the weak, inflames the lukewarm, fires more ardently those who are aglow with the sacred flame of divine love.
He is an angel purifying, illuminating and perfecting the souls that God has entrusted to him. He is a seraph sent by God to teach men the science of salvation which is concerned only with knowing and loving Almighty God and His Divine Son, Jesus Christ. The priest is an archangel and a prince of the heavenly militia, waging constant war against the devil who strives to drag countless souls into the depths of hell.
He is a captain in the mighty army of God, always ready to battle for the glory of God and the defense of Holy Mother Church. He is ever prepared to lay siege to the world, the flesh and the devil. For him the conquest of kingdoms means only the salvation of souls for each soul is a kingdom more precious than all the empires of the world.
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