St. Martin: meekly in high office
He was a monk and missionary. On the way he had on his life throughout today's Central Europe, from Pannonia to Gaul. should began his career as a soldier ends his earthly course in office the bishop - a position which he accepted reluctantly. The legend says that geese were at fault because they revealed through their chattering the place where he wanted to escape the episcopal dignity.
The speech is of course the St.. Martin, whose memorial the Church celebrates today. We all know him as a great saint of charity. This we should not forget that he was also a great saint of God or the love of Christ.
Before Christ had St. Martin such a high reverence for him so much he wanted to point that it occasionally in solemn religious services not on the episcopal chair was, but on a milking stool, he was put next to it. This was St. Martin expressed quite obvious that the actual head of each worship service is Christ himself. For St.. Martin was solid certainty that Christ is the leader and perfecter of our faith.
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