The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

""""448 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.sins, to consecrate the body and blood of Christ, etc. .And is not the New Testament as worthy of beliefas the Old ? Has not Jesus Christ solemnly promisedto be always with the ministers of His Church, evento the consummation of the world," strengtheningthem to repeat those miracles of mercy that werewrought by His M first ?isciplesCan the God oftruth be unfaithful to His promises? Is He not asstrong and merciful now as He was in the days ofthe Prophets and Apostles, and are not we as muchin need of the Holy Ghost as the primitive Christians were? And if God could then make feeblemen the ministers of His mercy, why not now?But should a Priest consider himself greater thanother men, because he exercises such authority?Far from it; he ought to humble himself beneathothers when he reflects to what weak hands Godassigns such tremendous power. He should remember what our Saviour said to the seventy-two disci >pies who, returning with joy from their first mission,cried out to Him :Lord, even the devils are subject to us in name."Thy But Jesus checked theirvainglory, saying I saw Satan like lightning fall:from heaven. Behold, I have given you power, . . .but rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject to you ;but rejoicein this, that your names are written inheaven." lThe Priest does not forget that the mostsevere judgment shall be for them that bear rule,"and "thatjudgment should begin at the house of1 Luke x. 18, 20 *Wisd. vi. 6.