06 - 09-2010
And now for us a monk, a friar of our time, humble and quiet, but with a stern look and at the same time capable of infinite tenderness. With his eyes with his gaze, can bring joy, but can also help us understand what we are in error, because we are far from the right and the road. This humble monk, humble as it was his life, Padre Pio. Slowly he approached me, all of us, courtesy of God the Father, and brings his message of hope and help to his brothers, we, men and women of our time.
is serious, his face greatly disturbed and preoccupied, he has with him a little book, with dark red cover, opens it, and notes read as if written by him, he begins to speak:
"To all of you my greetings, men, women, brothers and sisters. That can shine on you, always, love and eternal right of God the Father, Jesus and Mary! Alas, I am not here to commend you, as I wanted to be, I'm not here to rejoice with you in the conversion of the people to God But you have to remind you that you forgot something. Forgetting faith and religion, you forgot also the cornerstones of your life: those pillars that hold up the simple life of a child of God, and any brother and sister in God is acknowledged. These four pillars are so important that they were called virtues, the cardinal virtues. You see - brothers and sisters - a door can be very heavy, any material, but if the hinges that hold strong they are beautiful, the door will always remain standing even in the most difficult trials. So here is the same for humans. Of course the man is not a door, but must live his life in the best way, stuck to their healthy values \u200b\u200bof faith and honesty, that will lead to eternal life. The man, to balance its hinges, the cardinal virtues that bind him to God, face life's trials and beyond, not without pain but without despair and without losing control over his life in danger of hurting him and others. These virtues, if many of you remember? Prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance, here are the virtues that the man in her life, must have and use, to live well and live to serve God
Prudence: a chief virtue is a virtue essential in the life of a person, whether man or woman, prudence is to discern good from evil, right from wrong. No, dear brothers and sisters, prudence is not timidity, fear - anything to do! Prudence guides man, helping him to distinguish good from evil to do to avoid. After all, if you think about it, dear parents, fathers and mothers you see your children go out at night: how often advise them to use caution, caution in riding the bike or car, the speed caution: Do not run! Or when they are small: Use caution with this game, be careful! Repeat as many times and how many times your parents you will have it repeated, and even before the parents of your parents, and so on. You know what's the problem? The problem is that now, at this century, the word prudence seems almost gone. Even the parents themselves, in the little box they have with their children, often do not tell him: Be careful! Yeah. Young people today are tempted in every way possible, but then if the parents do not teach them to be careful to distinguish right from wrong, what's good and what hurts them ... Well, then trouble happens. And evil, with its slick action, is fertile ground for expansion. Parents, remember: today it is difficult for the child - grew up in the right way, with the family's love and teachings of his father and mother - grew up in the faith ... also this guy is hard not to fall into the temptations that can lead the end of its life, and that of others. So tell your children, and taught them to be careful to not having to repent, some day, not ever averglielo said. Prudence, brothers and sisters, in all prudence, so that our consciousness does not need to repent that.
Justice. Justice, a word that is known since ancient times. The man was amused to his word: judging the next, judging his brother, the sister, according to the laws that he himself did. Okay, that's right! It 'just that those who steal will be punished, and those who kill to be punished. But man, with his delusions of grandeur, went a bit 'over, and even comes in its justice, to take the life of a another man. And this is absurd. In this case, justice is no virtue of which our faith speaks to us. In this case there arises the same level as those who killed, killing ourselves with our view, then answer for before God I made this quick introduction to tell you that books and courts of justice has nothing to do with the virtue of justice, except that a good man hard to get prosecuted. The virtue of justice consists in giving to God and to others, what they deserve, without judging, ironically or gossip, but with great rectitude of thought. Behold the man, woman, right in front of his brother and before God: those who judge the next observing the rights of all, and bearing in mind that, rich or poor they are, in turn, they too will be judged.
Fortress. The name says it all: something created so strong to resist the enemy. What enemy? The temptations, and anything that threatens a healthy moral life. It is our shield. Who has this virtue in himself, has the strength to confront and overcome fear and even death, fears nothing and no one, for a good cause, is willing to go against everyone and everything, facing his destiny. It is the virtue of the strong who know, they do the right thing. And God is with them, and nothing to be feared. I think it is useless to tell you that now, of this virtue, in men, there is very little, the majority has adapted to a lifestyle, and thought that has nothing to do with either God or the Church. But it has nothing to do either with morality. Many know that this can not go, and that is not live as individuals, thinking only of their pleasure and entertainment; following the herd to avoid being taken out and tried not to fashion, or just different ... think: you're afraid of being judged! - We just spoke of justice, right? Right! So you think these people fear that the proceedings are worthy to judge? They are the role model? In their world of alcohol, drugs, perversion and without Christ? I, personally, I say no. And with the virtue of fortitude, that God has given me, I would have rebelled against everything, and I carried out my values \u200b\u200bof love, faith and loyalty: towards, yes, the next, but also of myself. You, if you will, continue to follow the evil, go ahead. I just hope God has mercy on you. And yourself, looking back, one day, do not be ashamed of that. Because, you know, the guilt is really terrible thing to bring in: worn out and destroys the life of its own and, at times, those around us.
Temperance. What about this virtue, which I think is in danger of extinction: especially by those who are young or not, decide to give life to unscrupulous, without brakes and limits. Temperance is the ability to resist, and to moderate their pleasures, and use in moderation all the goods that have been created. It is the virtue of being able to moderate their own instincts, keeping always in honesty. Words almost unbelievable, is not it? Yes, now, where everything that man touches is brought to exasperation, at most, or for their own amusement or to try something different, or for ordinary consumers. These words are truly amazing, they seem out of time. But you know what to say to you, dear brothers and sisters? That since our conversation on the virtues, and that very few are the men who own them - and following all the messages that come to you, dear children of God - I, Padre Pio, I think it's the man to be out of time! And for me, this is a big pain.
down to you my blessing. And that could, with the help of the merciful God give you the strength to change, and the Father Almighty, the patience to wait for the return of the child.
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