To be a twice-born Christian and one who God uses to be an instrument of change for the better, St. Alphonsus gives it to us straight: “There is no remedy: All who wish to follow Jesus Christ shall be persecuted. If, says St. Augustine, you are unwilling to suffer any persecution, tremble lest you have not as yet begun to serve Jesus Christ.” Then St. Alphonsus concludes by assuring us: “Let us rest secure that when we suffer persecution in peace, God will take up our defense; and should he ever permit us to remain in dishonor here, he will reward our patience with greater honors hereafter.”
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