stjosemariaquotes_es
Camino, 11
Will-power. Energy. Example. What has to be done, is done... without hesitation, without more worrying.
Otherwise, Cisneros would not have been Cisneros; nor Teresa of Avila, Saint Teresa; nor Iñigo of Loyola, Saint Ignatius.
God and daring! Regnare Christum volumus! — 'We want Christ to reign!'
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In an 'Instruction' of March 1934: "We must give all the glory to God. He wants us to: 'my glory I give to no other' (Is 42:8). This is why we want Christ to reign, since 'per ipsum, et cum ipso, et in ipso, est tibi Deo Patri Omnipotenti in unitate Spiritus Sancti omnis honor et gloria – through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father' (Roman Canon)."
The expression 'Regnare Christum volumus' has a central place in St Josemaría's understanding of the salvific economy. The theme was a live one in those years. The encyclical, Quas primas, on Christ's royalty, had been published (1925), and the solemnity of the Feast of Christ the King had been decreed. In the Catholic world, especially in Latin countries, there was a resurgence of devotion to Christ the King, united in a more or less diffuse way, to specific choices of a temporal character, including political ones. It is interesting to note that in the Author's thinking, ‘Regnare Christum volumus’ always had only a spiritual significance.
St Teresa of Avila and St Ignatius of Loyola, for whom St Josemaría had great personal devotion, appear here and in other places in the book, as eminent figures of saintliness; here, in particular, showing a dedication without reserve, which is proposed to readers.
Cardinal Cisneros (1436-1517), an energetic character, was the first promoter of the Catholic Reformation in Spain: he fostered the spiritual reform of the religious orders, the University of Alcala, the polyglot Bible, etc.
(cf. "The Way": Critical-historical edition prepared by P. Rodriguez)
Camino, 11
Will-power. Energy. Example. What has to be done, is done... without hesitation, without more worrying.
Otherwise, Cisneros would not have been Cisneros; nor Teresa of Avila, Saint Teresa; nor Iñigo of Loyola, Saint Ignatius.
God and daring! Regnare Christum volumus! — 'We want Christ to reign!'
_________
In an 'Instruction' of March 1934: "We must give all the glory to God. He wants us to: 'my glory I give to no other' (Is 42:8). This is why we want Christ to reign, since 'per ipsum, et cum ipso, et in ipso, est tibi Deo Patri Omnipotenti in unitate Spiritus Sancti omnis honor et gloria – through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father' (Roman Canon)."
The expression 'Regnare Christum volumus' has a central place in St Josemaría's understanding of the salvific economy. The theme was a live one in those years. The encyclical, Quas primas, on Christ's royalty, had been published (1925), and the solemnity of the Feast of Christ the King had been decreed. In the Catholic world, especially in Latin countries, there was a resurgence of devotion to Christ the King, united in a more or less diffuse way, to specific choices of a temporal character, including political ones. It is interesting to note that in the Author's thinking, ‘Regnare Christum volumus’ always had only a spiritual significance.
St Teresa of Avila and St Ignatius of Loyola, for whom St Josemaría had great personal devotion, appear here and in other places in the book, as eminent figures of saintliness; here, in particular, showing a dedication without reserve, which is proposed to readers.
Cardinal Cisneros (1436-1517), an energetic character, was the first promoter of the Catholic Reformation in Spain: he fostered the spiritual reform of the religious orders, the University of Alcala, the polyglot Bible, etc.
(cf. "The Way": Critical-historical edition prepared by P. Rodriguez)