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PUBLIC STATEMENT July 26, 2005 from Fr. Paulo Maria
Ori Before the order came to be, I head been reading messages from all around the world. In my heart I knew they were true and I noticed that there was something interesting going on. From Lourdes, Fatima, Majagorda, etc., I had noticed the frequency of the visitation of Our Blessed Mother has been increasing. Now it seems to be a daily occurrence and even minute by minute occurrence. Through reading the bible, a desire was in my heart to live like the early Christians as talked about in acts and all the letters, but there was no such order in the church. In reading the lives of the saints I also realized that God always sent Saints and/or a new Orders to correct the direction of the church and that these Saint and/or Orders always met with resistance of some kind or another. The opportunity arose to live such a live under the new Rule and Constitution in the Order of Saint Charbel. All that I was looking for was here in the order, and I am glad to say that I was there when it was made know that the Order of Saint Charbel was asked by Our Blessed Mother. In this new Rule and Constitution there is a new way of life as the early Christian lived in the world and it is in harmony with God's plain. There is a chance for families to live a religious life, side by side, with the Priests, Brothers and Nuns. There is an opportunity to be free from the empty life of this world and to have that spiritual void filled with good food. There is a place for families to be protected from the over-demanding stress of modern life. Through the order, there is a new way to live the gospel, the forgotten life of the old orders with the addition of families. Where a priest can be a true priest standing between God and man. Where a family can live in love and unity within a homes that are not divided because of separation by the stress of life and products. Where souls are number one. Where the charity of the Brothers and Sisters have a re-directed purpose to the community and families in their need, as it used to be. This is what I believe the order of saint Charbel to be. And I believe, it to be the place to live out my vocation in the design of God. This is the love and the battle. Fr. Paulo Maria Ori |
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