吁耶穌，神聖的導師，我感謝並讚美祢至仁慈的聖心，因為祢賜給我們至聖瑪利亞作為母親、導師和皇后。願全人類都能認識她、愛慕她，而祈求她，使眾人都讓自己由她帶領到祢——人類的救主面前。(PR 137-138) O Jesus, Divine Master, I thank and bless your most compassionate heart for having given us Mary Most Holy as Mother, Teacher and Queen... May all of humanity know her, love her, pray to her! May all permit themselves to be led by her to you, Savior of humanity!(PR 137-138).
祈禱是絕對有效的，因為它與屬靈的恩寵、成聖和天堂有關。因此，主說：「你們因我的名無論向父求什麼，我必要踐行。」（若十四13）。不依靠祈禱的人將走向滅亡。(La passione predominante, 46) Prayer is of infallible efficacy when dealing with spiritual graces, with sanctification, with Paradise. Now it is precisely here that “if you ask the Father in my name, in truth I tell you, He will give it to you” (Jn 14:13). Anyone who does not rely on prayer is on the […]
祈禱必須出於渴慕天主。要與祂更加親近，使自己更完善，盡力奮鬥，每天聖化自己一些。換句話說，也就是要愛天主和愛近人。如果好好履行這兩條誡命，就能成聖。(APD56, 304) Prayer must be born from this: feeling the need for God to unite us more to him, to perfect ourselves, to fight well, to conquer holiness a little bit every day, that is, love of God and love of neighbour, which are the two commandments which, fulfilled well, constitute holiness (APD56, 304).
祈禱，提升我們的生活，呼應我們的使命，意思是指獲得改進。一心渴慕成全，這是奉獻生活的總綱和主要任務。(APD56, 202) The main part is prayer. Prayer, so that our life improves, so that it corresponds well to the vocation, that is, to progress. To remain in perfection, since this is the overall, essential duty of religious life (APD56, 202).
東方賢士離開耶路撒冷，找到了那顆星，那顆星引導他們到了馬槽，到那嬰孩所在的山洞。如果我們持守聖召，也將日復一日地不斷獲得恩寵。(APD56, 644) And the Magi, having left Jerusalem again, found the star, which guided them to the house, to the cave where the Child was. If we are persevering in our vocation, we will always have graces day after day (APD56, 644).
主啊，我軟弱無能，只是個罪人；但祢是仁慈的，是永恆的智慧，我依靠祢，我希望從祢獲得一切。我們誦念〈成功的秘訣〉很有用處。(APD56, 23) It is very useful to recite the “Secret of Success”: Lord, I am nothing, I am very much a sinner, but you are mercy itself, eternal wisdom, knowledge, etc. I trust in you, I hope for everything and only from you (APD56, 23).
天主應允我們的祈禱，按照我們的信德尺度。我們對祈禱的信心決定了天主賜予恩寵的多寡：「願照你所信的，成就在你身上」。有信德的，禱聲將蒙垂聽。(APD56, 59) Faith. The Lord hears us according to the measure of faith. The faith we bring to our prayers is the one that determines the quantity of God’s graces: “Be it done to you as you believed.” You are heard as you believed, according to what you believed (APD56, 59).
意志優先，其次是祈禱……有良好的意願，又用心行動並努力祈禱，如果具備這兩個條件，那麼我們就會進步，步伐就會邁進。(APD 56, 46) First, the will; second, prayer... If these two conditions are met, goodwill on the one hand and a well-made and abundant prayer on the other, then one walks, one progresses, the steps move forward (APD56, 46).
一個人如果有好的意向，並熱誠地懇求，就會有所進步。度過的時光不會白白流逝……你會發現自己在德行、耐心、與主的共融，以及各種德行都更加進步。(APD56, 65) If on one side there is good will and, on the other, there is the demand, the prayer, the supplication, one will go ahead, the years will not be useless, they will not have passed in vain... you will find yourselves progressing in virtue, in union with God, in patience, in all the […]
禮儀性的祈禱能讓耶穌基督來到我們身邊，居於我們的生活、思想、工作及愛中。良心省察與祈禱，則能鼓舞人心，是基督徒持續且重要的渴望。(Requiescite pusillum, 2, 136) Liturgical prayer especially draws Jesus Christ to us in our living, thinking, working, loving. Examination of conscience and prayer: this is the continuous and vital aspiration and inspiration of the Christian (Requiescite pusillum, 2, 136).
祈禱提升心靈，將光榮歸天主，同時也祈求為我們有用的東西。聖寵如同興奮劑激發我們的能量，使我們堅定成熟。貧困的、體弱的靈魂喊出需要與訴求。(Requiescite pusillum, 2, 138s) Prayer is the elevation of the mind that gives honour to God and at the same time a request for us about the things that are useful for us. Medicinal grace is the stimulus of all our energies; it is the warmth that ripens all our good resolutions; it is the […]
「憑我自己，我一無所能，靠主恩佑，我一切都能。」我們一面謙遜，另一面同時信靠主，就會不斷進步。(APD56, 55) “By myself I can do nothing, with God I can do everything.” Humility on the one hand, trust in the Lord on the other, and one will progress, one will progress constantly (APD56, 55).
祈求人人彼此相愛。願只有一種思想、一顆心、一種語言、一種言論、一種行事方式。大家都說要愛自己，這並沒有錯，但為什麼世界仍充滿著不和諧？因為有許多的「我」在管理。如果天主至高為王，是獨一無二的，那麼就有合一。(APD 56, 289) Pray that everyone love one another. Let there be one mind, one heart, one language, one speech, and one way of doing. Yes, love well. The world is full of discord. And why? Because so many “egos” are reigning. If God reigned, there would only be God alone. Here lies unity (APD56, […]
讓我們穿上天主，換成天主的心、耶穌的心、思想與意願。儘管成員眾多，但我們是一體，是耶穌所思、所愛、所要的。單獨一人在不和諧的環境中，該如何生存呢？(APD56, 283) Let us clothe ourselves with God, the heart of God, the heart of Jesus, the mind of Jesus, the will of Jesus. Then there is only one in the house even of many members: Jesus who thinks, Jesus who loves, Jesus who wills. And how could one live, then, in discord? (APD56, 283).
領受天主的恩寵並肖似祂的方法，常常是保持謙遜，因為恩寵如雨水落在山上，流到低谷。水不停留在山上，因此驕傲、位居高處的人得不到天主的恩寵。(APD56, 58) The way and the disposition to receive God’s graces is always humility, since grace is like water: water falls on the mountain and flows to the valleys. The mountain will remain dry. Thus, the proud do not receive the grace of God (APD56, 58).
我們發現福音中某幾頁、某些段落似乎是為我們寫的。它們來自天上導師的勸誡，在我們看來，祂現今仍在說話，在我們看來，祂活生生的話語現在仍然滲入我們的靈魂。(APD56, 25) In the Gospel we will find some pages and some speeches that seem to have been written for us, some exhortations of the Divine Master that still speak to us now, his living word that would still penetrate our soul even now (APD56, 25).
以耶穌向人傳福音的愛和精神來閱讀福音。耶穌唯一的目的是光榮天父並教導心靈的、現世暫時的與永恆的和平道路。讓我們努力使自己成為真正的門徒……福音來自耶穌的聖心；要以充滿愛的心去詮釋福音。(LS 310) Read the Gospel with that love and spirit with which Jesus preached it to men. He aimed solely to glorify the Father and teach men the way of spiritual, temporal and eternal peace. Let us try to make ourselves true disciples... The Gospel came out of the Heart of Jesus; interpret it with […]
耶穌，祢是葡萄樹，我是葡萄枝；我願意與祢常相連著，為能結出許多果實。祢是泉源。求祢日益豐沛傾注聖寵，以聖化我的靈魂。祢是我的頭，我是祢的肢體。求祢將祢的的聖神及其所有的神恩傳給我。(PR 84) O Jesus, you are the vine and I am the branch: I want to always be united to you to bear many fruits of virtue. You are the source: pour out ever more abundant grace to sanctify my soul. You are my head, I am your member: bestow on me your Holy Spirit […]
對天主的愛，首先是渴望擁有天主並與祂生活在一起，其次是我們整個人與耶穌基督的真正結合。達到如聖保祿所說的最高境界：「基督在我內生活。」(APD56, 128) Love of God is the desire to possess God and to live united with him, first, and second, it is this true union of our whole being with Jesus Christ. And the point of arrival is the one indicated by St Paul and it is of the highest degree: “vivit vero in me […]
聖保祿，最光榮的宗徒，請在基督徒中，興起聖善的使徒和出版工作者，以信心、謙卑和熱忱來工作，好能傳播耶穌基督的國。(LS 324) O most glorious Apostle, raise up among the Christian people, holy Apostles and workers of the Press Apostolate, who would work with faith, humility and zeal to spread the kingdom of Jesus Christ (LS 324).
人人都是天主的子女，都領受天主無限的愛。天主渴望與他們談論美妙的事情……天主給祂的孩子寫了一封長信，並將其交給教會。教會是忠信的郵差，將天主的信傳遞給人們，以便每個人在自己的道路上受到啟迪，有一天能抵達目的地，與祂同在樂園裡。(LS 199) Men being all children of God, are infinitely loved by him. Longing to talk to them about wonderful things... he wrote them a long letter and gave it to the Church who, as a faithful postwoman, would deliver it to men, so that every man would be enlightened on his way and one […]
耶穌真理，願我們都跟隨祢、尊敬祢，並深入研究教理。耶穌道路，願我們都跟隨祢、尊敬祢及實踐祢的規誡、榜樣和指示！耶穌生命，願我們都跟隨祢，真實地活出祢，與祢相結合！我們是祢活的枝條；因著聖事、藉著聖事與祈禱，接枝在祢這棵樹上。(PR 132) May we all follow you, O Jesus-Truth, venerating and studying dogmas. May we all follow you, O Jesus-Way, venerating and practicing your precepts, examples, counsels! May we all follow you and live, O Jesus-Life, practicing union with you! That we are the living branches of You-Vine; grafted into you through the Sacraments, Sacramentals […]
天主創造我們，因此我們有了生命，來到這個世界。看啊，我們來到這個由天主創造的世界，天主決定了我們的終向。結局就是：天父本著祂的良善，希望有許多的孩子圍繞在祂四周、在祂的餐桌旁，祂在上面等著我們。(APD56, 313) The Lord created us and therefore we live. We came into the world. Behold, coming into the world, created by God, the Lord has destined us for an end and the end is this: in his goodness, the heavenly Father wants to have around him, up there, at his table, many children and […]
內修工夫的程度不一，有人非常熱忱，有人很冷淡。因此可以說：某些人真正忠於自己的職責，某些人則不忠於自己的職責。(APD56, 299) Interior work. There are people who live in fervour and there are people who do not live in fervour. And herein lies the whole reason why one can say: people who are truly faithful to their profession... and people who are not (APD56, 299).
啊，奉獻生活是愛德的生活！愛德在於：耐心、仁慈、寬恕、信任、憐憫、工作、生產、不過於嚴苛、撫慰痛苦，以及勤奮。(APD56, 154) Oh, religious life, life of charity! Patient charity, benign charity, charity that excuses, charity that believes, charity that sympathizes, charity that works, charity that produces, charity that takes away the harshness of life, charity that soothes sorrows and pains, charity that is productive (APD56, 154)
