With Christ All Things are Possible: He Provides For Those Who Do His Work!
"In your apostolic undertakings you are right — it's your duty — to consider what means the world can offer you (2+2=4), but don't forget — ever! — that, fortunately, your calculations must include another term: God+2+2…" Escriva, The Way 471
You, apostolic soul, why do you worry! Where is your faith? Serve the Lord with confidence, with what you have, and don't worry. He will take care of the results! You have All Things From Him! God will provide! His Name? Jesus Christ, The Lord and Savior of the World. There is no other. He will test your means because He will make it clear that the work is His, albeit, through you!
"For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"
1 Corinthians 9:9
"Let the priests that rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine: For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward. Against a priest receive not an accusation, but under two or three witnesses." 1 Timothy 5:17-19
You, apostolic soul, why do you worry! Where is your faith? Serve the Lord with confidence, with what you have, and don't worry. He will take care of the results! You have All Things From Him! God will provide! His Name? Jesus Christ, The Lord and Savior of the World. There is no other. He will test your means because He will make it clear that the work is His, albeit, through you!
"For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"
1 Corinthians 9:9
"Let the priests that rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine: For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward. Against a priest receive not an accusation, but under two or three witnesses." 1 Timothy 5:17-19
In 1 Timothy the context is more specifically the rightful sustenance of the ministers of the Gospel, the priests of the Church.
It is most edifying that in this context it also says not to accept an accusation against a holy priest of God except under two or three witnesses! Wow! That would eliminate much of the anti-clerical lawsuits of the USA disproportionately violating and bankrupting the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church!
Well, even here, especially in this latter regard, Christ even lets us suffer unjust abuse from the world in order to forcefully demonstrate that the work is His, His Church, His Kingdom, He is the only Lord and Savior of All!
Well, even here, especially in this latter regard, Christ even lets us suffer unjust abuse from the world in order to forcefully demonstrate that the work is His, His Church, His Kingdom, He is the only Lord and Savior of All!
Cf. The Gospel for Laetare Sunday in the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass): John 6:1-15. In the miraculous multiplication of the loaves and fishes Christ provides for the Apostles so they can provide for the people!
Image Source: EWTN Instagram "The Gift of Confession"
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On another, perhaps related, note; It was widely held that Cardinal Merry del Val was murdered in a Roman hospital! I have always had suspicions about the Roman hospital death of Cardinal Pell!
“My father, who came to Rome for the funeral, with my grandfather and the cardinal's older brother, Uncle Alfonso, always told me that in Rome everyone openly said that Uncle Raphael had been murdered,”
Cardinal Merry del Val Biographer Says His Example Challenges Today’s Nationalisms
Cardinal Merry del Val Biographer Says His Example Challenges Today’s Nationalisms
