Advice to Preachers…

…from St Francis:

“Moreover, I advise and admonish the friars that in their preaching, their words should be examined and chaste. They should aim only at the advantage and spiritual good of their listeners, telling them briefly about vice and virtue, punishment and glory, because our Lord Himself kept his words short on earth” (St. Francis, Rule of 1223, Ch. 9).

From the Saint of the Day for today, St Pacifico of San Severino, from AmericanCatholic.org