"Blessed Alan writes that one day Father Dominic said to him in a vision, 'My son, it is good to preach; but there is always a danger of looking for praise rather than the salvation of souls.'"
"Blessed Alan said our Lady revealed to him that, after she had appeared to St. Dominic, her blessed Son appeared to him and said, 'Dominic, I rejoice to see that you are not relying on your own wisdom and that, rather than seek the empty praise of men, you are working with great humility for the salvation of souls.But many priests want to preach thunderously against the worst kinds of sin at the very outset, failing to realize that before a sick person is given bitter medicine, he needs to be prepared by being put into the right frame of mind to really benefit by it.
That is why, before doing anything else, priests should try to kindle a love of prayer in people's hearts and especially a love of my Angelic Psalter. If only they would all start saying it and would really persevere, God in his mercy could hardly refuse to give them his grace. So i want you to preach my Rosary.
All priests [ought to] say a Hail Mary with the faithful before preaching, to ask for God's grace...
So when you give a sermon, urge people to say my Rosary, and in this way your words will bear much fruit for souls.'
St. Dominic lost no time in obeying, and from then on he exerted great influence by his sermons."
Pope St.
Pius X: "It is not fitting that the servant be applauded in His Masters
House".
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