由於大自然的豐厚恩賜,運氣好的世俗人, 亦同樣更成功地熱心顯露主的光榮。 Those who in the world would, through nature’s bounty, have met with the best fortune have likewise greater success in zealously showing forth the glory of God.
爵思日常┃6月11日
爵思日常┃6月10日
為得救而抵抗魔鬼,必須利用魔鬼濫用於毀滅我們的武器對付牠。 We must use the same weapons against the devil for our salvation as he abuses for our destruction.
爵思日常┃6月9日
理應禁止超越規定的公開克己苦身; 勿忘聽命勝過犧牲,也避免我們愚妄地自吹自擂。
爵思日常┃6月8日
當事事順遂時,要小心提防, 以免並非一切都像事奉天主那麼好。 When everything goes favorably, beware lest all is not so well as it might be with the service of God.
願末期病患者因他們對天主的信心, 以及弟兄姊妹的愛而得到支持
醫學長足發展,很多在以前無法醫治的疾病, 現今都有療法,或至少能夠將病情控制, 盡量讓病者可以如常過活。 縱然醫學昌明,世界仍有很多不治之症, 而且我們可以肯定,永遠都會有無法醫治的病症陪著我們。
爵思日常┃6月7日
為賺得所有人,明智的捕人漁夫該使自己適應一切,儘管嘗試成功不大。 The wise fisher of men, in order to gain all, ought to attune himself to all, even though his attempts have small success.
爵思日常┃6月6日
我們曾濫用身心的力量,違背天主的法律行事, 現藉著補贖,重新活在恩寵中,讓我們用同樣的力量,改善生命。 As we have made a bad use of the powers of our body and mind in acting against God’s law, so, now that by penance we have been restored to grace, let us use the same powers to amend our lives.
爵思日常┃6月5日
內心抗拒,勉強執行長上命令的人, 應歸為最卑鄙的奴僕。 They who, though they indeed do what their superiors order, yet do it unwillingly and without interior consent, are to be numbered with the vilest slaves.
願受造物能受到保護、珍視,並被視為天主的禮物供人使用
教宗若望保祿二世,早在一九九零年就已經關注到生態危機問題。身為教宗,他當然是從信仰的角度觀之,目的不是在於提供技術支援或解決方法,而是關注危機涉及的倫理道德。他呼籲大眾攜手合作,立即從倫理層面著手,共建一個和諧的社會。
爵思日常┃6月4日
很少人知道,如果完全委順於主手中, 天主會為他們做甚麼。 How few people realize what God would do for them if they were to give themselves up wholly into his hands!
爵思日常┃6月3日
不但要繼續彼此相愛、互相珍惜, 更要向所有人傳達這愛。 Not only ought you to continually love and cherish each other but to communicate that love to all men.
爵思日常┃6月2日
為得救而善用耶穌聖血恩賜的人是多麼少呀。 How few there are who use for their salvation the gift of Jesus’ Blood!