Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Feast of Saint Ann
1 Corinthians, chapter 9, Verse 27
No, I drive my body and train it, for fear
that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
Paul
is telling us that as Christians we must set the example and be all things
to all. We must as is sometimes attributed to the sayings of St. Francis,
“preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.”
This
is the first premise of leadership. As leaders, especially Christian leaders,
we must demonstrate the Be, Know and Do attitudes of Christ. That is we must
become an “Alter Christus” or another Christ. We must BE to others as Christ
would. We must KNOW spiritual principals as Christ does and we must act or DO
in the world as Christ would.
ALL that we
know of St. Ann is that she was married to St. Joachim of the tribe of David, and
lived with him in all virtue and piety, but for a long time was childless. This
she bore with all patience, till at last the Lord heard her supplications, and made
her the mother of the most blessed Virgin. This distinction on the part of God is
praise enough for her. On this account the faithful have always shown great
veneration for her, and continually invoke her intercession. “Let us all rejoice
in the Lord, keeping festival in honor of St. Ann, on whose solemnity the
angels rejoice, and with one voice praise the Son of God. My heart hath uttered
a good word; I speak my works to the King.”
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