Some of Ivan Merz's Thoughts
From Paris, when he was a student, he was writing to his mother: “You should know that the university life in Vienna, the war, my studies and Lourdes have persuaded me completely about the truth of the catholic religion. That is the reason all my life is turning around the Lord Jesus Christ. The catholic faith is my life’s vocation.
Why do I love the Catholic Church and the Pope? Because in the Church I can see a clear image of the beloved Saviour, the God-man, Jesus Christ, with all his perfections, and in the figure of the Pope I can see my God and my Lord. If I did not believe my existence would come to an end. The route of every apostolate is the fight against sin. Suffering is more useful to the Kingdom of Christ than a long work, erudite discussions or wonderful speeches and articles.
One can’t express what one feels when Christ unites with us in Holy Communion. There is a wish for more and more, for the whole Christ, for Light, for God – the Creator.
Don’t let us forget Christ’s immeasurable love and let’s pay more attention to the little white Host which waits for us lonely, in small chilly churches.
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