In the middle ages, Catherine of Sienna, a stygmatist, a mystic and compassionate sister, had conversations with Jesus Christ. The priesthood is to be revered. This Doctor of the Church revered this priestly consecration even when she encountered it in the person of sinful priests.
Jesus tells her: "It is my will that the sins of the clergy should not lessen your reverence to them.....because the reverence you pay to them is not actually paid to them but to me in virtue of the blood I have entrusted to their ministry. The sacramental mystery cannot be lessened or divided by their sinfulness."
So the next day after I read this, I attend mass at my parish. The priest who is the celebrant is not my pastor but a visiting priest from England whom I have experienced attending mass he has celebrated before not to my liking. Now here he is. UGH!! The man is going along ok, until he reads the gospel then goes into his homily. In his homily he insults Mary Magdalene by calling her "stupid" then proceeds to call us all stupid. Again I'm furious with this priest. Then thought about what St Catherine of Sienna said about priests. Was this a test? or was the Lord trying to emphasize his point here? Who know? But his point is well taken.
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