November 26, 1976
REDEMPTION AND SANCTIFICATION FOR ALL
Write, my son:
In a message that forms part of the second book, "COURAGE, MY SONS," it was told you that the order established by God in the universe, demands that all things and all creatures should occupy their place, their order, and the finality for which they were created.
The Father, Creator and Lord of everything and of everyone, directs everyone and everything with wisdom, goodness and infinite love, to the attainment of his own finality in the harmony of creation.
Also in my Church, that was born and issued forth from my opened Heart, a human and divine society, earthly and heavenly, in harmony and uniformity with the Father, souls are called to participate, so that all of them, and each one, may attain their finality, which is their sanctification upon earth, and their glorification in heaven, in their own place, designated by God.
In a society, all the members do not do the same thing, nor can they; rather, each one, following his own aptitudes, or better said, following his vocation, realizes the action and the mission, that was willed and predisposed by the Supreme Ordainer for the good of all; and it is thus that creatures, although not always consciously, are integrated and complement one another, with an act of reciprocal love that resides in the depths of the human heart, of human society, in an interchange and reciprocal donation, which is essential for human nature to live together and to survive; it is an act of natural and rudimentary love that forms the basis of union, to make of everyone only one family, only one society, in which the different members should not consider themselves in relation to their personal benefit, but rather for the social benefit of everyone.
Mission of my Church
He who rebels against the designs of the Father, the Creator and Lord, the supreme Ordainer of all things and all creatures, violates divine and natural law, and sins gravely against God and against the brethren, that is to say, against society, giving origin to a series of personal disorders first, then social, of immense and unlimited seriousness.
For this reason, the present social ordering of the capitalist and communist nations, cries for vengeance to God. Men and Christians have trodden underfoot and infringed upon the pre-established order, despising the law and justice; God can tolerate them no longer, and they will be overthrown, in their collision with Christ, the Liberator and Redeemer.
After having established this, my son, let us return to the problem of vocations, which is a grave problem.
My Church is ruled fundamentally by the general principles upon which the great human family should be ruled, but my Church is distinguished from all other human societies by its being ordered as a perfect society, in which the human and the divine are found, are interwoven and are fused; for this reason it is different; it is raised above the families of the nations and above other human societies. Precisely because of this its mysterious nature, it is endowed with the finality of guiding and orienting, with the light of its truths, of which it is the depository and guardian, the nations who are upon the path of eternal salvation.
No other society, except my Church, has a similar mission; therefore, no other will have the same dignity and salvation. Let it be very clearly understood that the grandeur of my Church is not originated by ostentation, riches, pomp and exterior display, but rather, always and only by the mystery of its human and divine nature, by its mission in the world of guiding men and nations to the heavenly fatherland.
In the Church the priest has a place of primary importance
This is a most noble and arduous task, but one that can be realized. The mystery of the Church is also fused with the priesthood, which by its hierarchical institution occupies a place of primary importance.
From my priesthood there springs forth royalty: I am the most high and eternal King. Through Me all things have been made, and all belong to Me; and of this royal and eternal priesthood, I make participants all those who were chosen by my heavenly Father before the creation of the world, ab aeterno.
The chosen one, a human creature, is clothed with my divine and royal sacerdotal dignity, with the task, in my Church, of becoming my direct collaborator and co-redeemer, for the realization of the mystery of salvation.
My son, it is not possible to explain to you in human terms, the human and divine grandeur of sacerdotal nature, power and dignity, for your words and terms cannot be used to explain the divine, the supernatural, the eternal, the infinite... but attentive reflection, by my priests, about the mystery of which they are a part, may be of use to them, to make them more responsible and more attentive to their duties.
My son, it is enough for today; we will continue with our colloquy about this subject, that cannot be exhausted even when one speaks at great length.
I bless you, and with you I bless all those who are especially dear to you. Love Me greatly, and offer Me your sufferings and your prayers for the conversion of many of my priests.