Clemens August von Galen:
TO WALK IN THE FEAR OF GOD
Remember the faith of those before you, who lived the truth of Jesus Christ,
God's beloved Holy Rose, bud and blossom.
Anonymous
NEC LAUDIBUS, NEC TIMORE
This shall be my motto that is alone Christ's way: Not the praise of man, nor fear of man shall enslave us. But to live to the praise of God that may be our only purpose, and to walk in holy fear and love of God may be our perpetual yearning.
SHELTERED IN THE FAITH
A soul longing for holiness in worldly life lives sheltered and nourished in his faith. There is no aspect of life, no area that is not in relation to his faith. There is no separation in daily deeds and thoughts and words from religious and worldly living - it is one.
And how could it be different?! One cannot sever a living human being in two parts - a religious and indifferent one. A human being is by God created as a living wholesome being in harmony with God and in unity with all other in holiness thriving souls. We are either wholesome and faithful to God or we are not.
For the faithful follower of Jesus Christ all worldly doing is defined and refined through his faith and all acts of every day life are consecrated to God. All of his life is a holy reality and his daily order and law and ultimate goal is to live every aspect of life in holiness and to abhor even the slightest sin. That is the way of Jesus Christ. A true follower of Christ cannot deny Christ, as He is with him, in whatever he is doing.
Our involvement in family, job, and in our community are defined by our faith and the love of every soul and its potential, and in the desire to share with others all of God's gifts freely for the highest good of all. A true follower of Jesus Christ thinks, breathes, and eats in the Infinite light of his faith.
That does not mean that he neglects the due worth of all living things that are given by God. But this worth, f.ex. of happiness is not an ultimate value or goal in itself, but only a step to a further ascension home to God, who works through everything and through all.
UNITED IN CHRIST
Recognize in the living word and deeds of Jesus Christ His Most Sacred Heart, that does nothing else seek but the praise and glory of God and the unity in the soul of all of mankind with God.
We cannot find a better example for moulding our hearts than that of Jesus Christ, and we only need to imitate in purity and true loving-kindness but also sometimes in firmness this most Holy Heart and His virtues.
Truly, it is meet and right so to do, and also for free and healing with the perfect cure that we give thanks and praise for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, and that we ourselves devote our lives to live in thanksgiving and selfless love in all ways of holiness and purity and consecrate ourselves to His living word.
The memorial of His passion with all its mystery, the peaceful rest from all profane works, the treasure of spending one's days with one's loving family and in the house of God are all expressions of the deep gratitude for Jesus Christ, who ransomed us with His Most precious blood. The evil of this world is best counteracted in the tabernacles of our own hearts.
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