由于大自然的丰厚恩赐,运气好的世俗人, 亦同样更成功地热心显露主的光荣。 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
为得救而抵抗魔鬼,必须利用魔鬼滥用于毁灭我们的武器对付牠。 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
理应禁止超越规定的公开克己苦身; 勿忘听命胜过牺牲,也避免我们愚妄地自吹自擂。
爵思日常┃6月8日
当事事顺遂时,要小心提防, 以免并非一切都像事奉天主那么好。 When everything goes favorably, beware lest all is not so well as it might be with the service of God.
愿末期病患者因他们对天主的信心, 以及弟兄姊妹的爱而得到支持
医学长足发展,很多在以前无法医治的疾病, 现今都有疗法,或至少能够将病情控制, 尽量让病者可以如常过活。 纵然医学昌明,世界仍有很多不治之症, 而且我们可以肯定,永远都会有无法医治的病症陪着我们。
爵思日常┃6月7日
为赚得所有人,明智的捕人渔夫该使自己适应一切,尽管尝试成功不大。 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
我们曾滥用身心的力量,违背天主的法律行事, 现借着补赎,重新活在恩宠中,让我们用同样的力量,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
内心抗拒,勉强执行长上命令的人, 应归为最卑鄙的奴仆。 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.
愿受造物能受到保护、珍视,并被视为天主的礼物供人使用
教宗若望保禄二世,早在一九九零年就已经关注到生态危机问题。身为教宗,他当然是从信仰的角度观之,目的不是在于提供技术支援或解决方法,而是关注危机涉及的伦理道德。他呼吁大众携手合作,立即从伦理层面着手,共建一个和谐的社会。
爵思日常┃6月4日
很少人知道,如果完全委顺于主手中, 天主会为他们做什么。 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
不但要继续彼此相爱、互相珍惜, 更要向所有人传达这爱。 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
为得救而善用耶稣圣血恩赐的人是多么少呀。 How few there are who use for their salvation the gift of Jesus’ Blood!