43. 4月5日猶達斯－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄-譯者:林豪
One Apostle left his boat and nets; another left the money he was handling; another, his parents; another, his children… And with Christ there is also one apostle, with his own special calling, named Judas, who is not worthy to be called an apostle.
一位宗徒拋下了他的船和網；另一個人，則放棄了他正在處理的金錢；又一個，是他的父母；還有其他一個，是他的孩子…跟隨了主基督，還有一位宗徒，有他自己特殊的呼召，名叫：「猶達斯」，他不配被稱為宗徒。
“My soul is thrilled when I see that we can all approach Christ with confidence and walk by his side, trailing our shortcomings along; we feel safe at his side, sure of his goodness and his help. Underlying this passage of Scripture is a calling, a light, a force … The same calling as you and I have felt!
當我看到我們都能滿懷信心地親近主基督，與祂同行，伴隨著我們的缺點時，我的靈魂激動不已;我們在祂身邊感到安全，確信祂的善良及祂的協助。這段經文的背後是一個召喚，一道光，一個力量……和你我一樣感受到的召喚！
“But Judas did not want to be faithful to his vocation. He could have been as happy as the others, close to Christ; he could have been one of the pillars of the Church, but instead he chose to sell the one who had given him everything, for the price of a slave: thirty silver pieces.” St Josemaria
「但是猶達斯不忠於他的聖召。他原本可以像其他人一樣喜樂，親近主基督;他原本可以成為教會的支柱之一，但是他卻選擇以購買奴隸的價格，賣掉了給能夠給他一切的人：三十個銀錢。」（聖施禮華）
Judas’ betrayal was the result of concessions in small things, especially attachment to money.
There are many snares that the enemy can place in the way of our fidelity. So, what is asked of us is a humble attitude of constant vigilance. Our Christian vocation gives us an infinite sense of security, but we can’t let it make us reckless. If anything is not in accordance with the spirit of God, leave it immediately. Think of the Apostles. They were no use, yet they did miracles in the Lord’s name. Only Judas, who may also have done miracles, strayed from Christ. He went away deliberately, because he did not want to lay aside everything that was not in accordance with the spirit of God. What a pity!
猶達斯的背叛，是在小事上讓步的結果，尤其是對金錢的依戀。
敵人可以設下無數的陷阱，來阻礙我們的忠誠。因此，對我們的要求是，時刻保持警醒的謙遜態度。我們基督徒的聖召，給了我們無限的安全感，但是我們不能讓它，使我們變得魯莽。如果有任何與天主聖神不一致的事情，要立即逃離。試想宗徒，他們並不有用，但是他們奉主之名行奇蹟。只有猶達斯，他可能也行了奇蹟，但是他偏離了主基督。他是故意離開的，因為他不想拋棄一切，與天主聖神不一致的事務。真是可惜！
