10. 犧牲－白孟德神父（Fr. Charles Belmonte Lopez）語錄

Even now, Christ who hung on the Cross with his arms open wide, in the gesture of an Eternal Priest, wants to rely on us, who are nothing, so as to bring the fruits of his Redemption to other people. The Holy Cross is the necessary pre-condition for apostolate to bear fruit, because for us to reach God, Christ is the way; but Christ is on the Cross.

即使是現在，主基督張開雙臂，以永恆祭司的姿態掛在十字架上，仍然想要依靠我們這些一無所是的人，以便將祂救贖的果實帶給其他人。聖十字架是宗徒結出果實的必要先決條件，因為對於我們而言，要到達天主面前，主基督就是「道路」；但是主基督卻在十字架上。

I must decide of my own free will to take up the Cross; otherwise, my tongue may say that I am imitating Christ, but my actions will belie my words.

我必須自由地決定背起十字架；否則，我的唇舌可能會說：「我在效法主基督，但是我卻言行不一。」

I am not walking with you, Lord, unless I spontaneously deprive myself of many things that my whims, vanity, pleasure, or self-interest clamor for. Not a single day should pass that I did not season with the salt and grace of mortification; and I must get rid of the idea that I would then be miserable. What a sad little happiness I will have if I don’t learn to overcome myself, if I let my passions and fancies dominate and crush me, instead of courageously taking up your Cross!

主啊，我無法與你同行，除非我自願地捨棄我所渴望的：異想天開、虛榮、快樂或自私自利等這許多東西。沒有一天我不是用克己的鹽和恩典作為調味料；我必須擺脫這樣的想法，因此我會感到很痛苦。如果我不學會戰勝自己，如果我讓自己的激情和幻想支配和粉碎我，而不是勇敢地背起祢的十字架，這是多麼可憐的小滿足啊！

I must be crucified along with him who was crucified, and I must suffer along with him who suffered, to be glorified along with him who was glorified.

我必須與被釘十字架上的主耶穌，一起被釘十字架上，我必須與受苦的人一起受苦，與受榮耀的主耶穌一起獲得榮耀。

Today’s challenge: Put aside some small, perhaps luxurious, unnecessary thing.

今天的挑戰：拋棄一些小的，也許是奢侈的，不必要的東西。

This image, from Seville, Spain, is called “Christ saying I THIRST” (Santo Cristo de La Sed)

這張照片來自西班牙的塞維利亞（Seville, Spain），被稱為：「基督說：『我渴！』（Santo Cristo de La Sed）」

原文出處：

https://charlesbelmonte.blogspot.com/2023/03/for-church-needs-of-church-and-of-souls.html

https://charlesbelmonte.blogspot.com/2023/03/3-sacrifice-even-now-christ-who-hung-on.htm