Spiritual Corner -- Evangelists Should Practice What They Preach

May our activities not be directed in a thousand directions and may our hearts not be distracted by the secular businesses and desires. Let us untiringly seek for the heavenly home where we were created, thus we may direct our thoughts with pure intentions and conformed actions toward it until we reach the target.

I hope that every brother and sister can examine themselves and measure their own progress during Lent; the more people stay away from tacky things, the more they can focus on loftiness whole-heartedly.

The lips and consecrated hands of the evangelists should stay away from secular matters, that is the old self on earth. Thus, anyone who sees you will know
that you are the one specially chosen by the Lord from earth, and that your words are not secular voice, but are echoes from heaven; in this way, the truths of
heaven can be more effectively and beautifully witnessed to people. In order to prove that your testimony is true and credible, your actions must be sincerely
from your heart and that your words must be true; in this way you will not be accused of saying words that do not correspond with your deeds, or your evangelization will be less convincing and be rejected, and would not bear fruits in your audiences and will be a great disaster.

Yours,
Sr. Magdalena Yang
<Exerted From Circular of Blessed John Vercelli,
Master General of the Dominican Order>