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Priestly lordship

“Priestly Lordship”

“Fully live the Christian and priestly kingship and lordship” Constitutions, 214 “We want to form priestly souls of priests who are not ‘tributaries,’[1]”[2] our proper law declares with all firmness and clarity. What does it mean to be a tributary? Our documents also explain this: “Tributary […] is the one who recognizes the lordship that […]

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seminarians praying

“The unconditionals of God”

“The unconditionals of God”[1] Formula for the monthly renewal of vows   “The soul that has attachment to anything…, will not attain to the liberty of divine union,”[2] wrote Saint John of the Cross. And what he wrote, he practiced, and he tried hard to instill it in souls. Because this is the vocation of

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Christ the King

Christ the King

Rome, November 1st, 2019 “In order to build the Kingdom, Jesus called men to make them disciples” Directory of Spirituality, 118 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices,  On Sunday, November 24th, the last of the liturgical year, we will celebrate the solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the universe, a feast that was instituted relatively

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St John Paul II

“Do not be afraid!”

Rome, October 1st, 2019 “Do not be afraid!” Saint John Paul II Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices, During the month of October that begins today, the holy memorial of our beloved Saint John Paul II, the Great, the Spiritual Father of our Religious Family (he who always inspired, guided, accompanied, defended, and protected us),

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The Eternal Freedom

Pumpenai, Lithuania, April 1st, 2019 For freedom Christ set us free Gal 5: 1 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices:  In a couple of weeks, we will solemnly celebrate Holy Week, appropriately called the Great Week of all Christendom. During this week we will contemplate Jesus Christ, Crucified and Risen, “who gave himself for us

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the cross

The Predication of the Cross

San José, USA, September 1, 2018. “This doctrine of the Cross must be what we preach” Directory of Spirituality, 140 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices,  “The crucified Son of God is the historic event upon which every attempt of the mind to construct an adequate explanation of the meaning of existence upon merely human

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