牧靈的心態就是明瞭一個人靈的價值,明瞭這個人靈能否成為天主的子女意味著什麼,也就是說,這人靈能否活在恩寵中……知道人靈要想得救,必須接枝在耶穌基督身上。
Pastoral mentality means knowing the value of a soul, what it means for that soul to be a child of God or not to be a child of God, that is, not to live in grace… Know that souls must graft themselves into Jesus Christ in order to be saved (FSP61*, pp. 345-346).