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ARNOLDS PRAYER

St. Arnolds Prayer and His Inaugural Ser on !anelle ". #al$e% Di$ine &ord 'ollege o( 'ala)an !anuary 11* +,1.aster in /usiness Ad inistration

ST. ARNOLDS PRAYER St. Arnolds Prayer and His Inaugural Ser on E0e1uti$e Su ary

2May the darkness of sin and the night of unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the Spirit of grace. T3is in$o1ation 43i13 is 5elie$ed to 5e aut3ored 5y 6r. !anssen 4as (or ulated in t4o )arts. T3e (irst )art 4as see ed to 5e in(luen1ed 5y 6r. !anssens (ondness to St. T3o as. T3oug3 se$eral $ersions o( t3e )rayer 4ere used* it too7 its )resent and (inal (or in

189: 43en t3e 1a)itulars unani ously ado)ted it. T3e t3eologi1al 1ontents o( t3e )rayer 4ere 5asi1ally 1entered 4it3 t3e t4o Persons* t3e Di$ine &ord and Holy S)irit t3roug3 43i13 t3e ne$er ending lo$e o( t3e 6at3er is d4elled in (ait3(ul t3at #ods 4or7 is en. It 4as also t3eologi1ally e0)lained

ission and t3at is no4 5eing 1arried out 5y )riests and nuns.

T3e se1ond )art o( t3e )rayer 43i13 also 4ent t3roug3 $arious $ersions 4as said to 5e in(luen1ed 5y Saints 6ran1is de Sales and #rignon de .on(ort to 6r. !anssens already (or ed s)iritual (oundation. Its t3eologi1al 1ontents dealt 4it3 t3e ri13ness o( t3e di$ine Heart o( !esus t3roug3 43i13 t3e .ost /lessed Trinity d4elled 4it3in. T3e .ission House 4as (or ally inaugurated on Se)te 5er 9* 19;: 43erein 6r. !anssen deli$ered a long 5ut o5<e1ti$e and realisti1 ser on a5out t3e )ur)ose 5e3ind t3e esta5lis3 ent o( t3e 3ouse. He e )3asi%ed t3e need (or en 4it3 strong religious (ait3 43o 4ill 4or7

1ourageously in order to announ1e t3e Tea13ings o( #od in t3e 43ole 4orld. He also told 3is listeners t3at t3e ission is not easy 5ut a11ordingly* 4it3 t3e 3el) and gra1es o( #od it 4ill

attain its )ur)ose su11ess(ully.

ST. ARNOLDS PRAYER Reflections It is interesting to say t3at 6r. !anssens 3olisti1 ideas 4ere really 1on1entrated 4it3 3is ardor (ait3 4it3 t3e 5lessed Trinity. T3e in$o1ation 43i13 1ould 5e 1on1lusi$ely say )aradig o( s1ri)tures o( t3e 5i5le 4as )ut into e )3asis o( t3e &ord o( #od and t3e Heart o( !esus. &3at is really a using to e is 43y t3e in$o1ation 1a e into t4o )arts and 43y it 4as

)resented in $arious $ersions 5e(ore it 1a e into (inal (or > &ere t3ere ot3er )ersons in$ol$ed in t3e (or ulation> &as it really 6r. !anssen 43o aut3ored t3e )rayer> T3e aut3or o( t3e 5oo7 3a$e relati$ely in(luen1ed 3i entioned t3at t3e (ondness o( 6r. !anssen to St. T3o as 1ould 4it3 t3e ideas o( (or ulating t3e )rayer. /ut 43at a5out t3e entioned as 5ases o( t3e

$erses o( )ro)3et ?a13aria* St. !o3n and St. Paul 43i13 4ere also )rayer> T3e t3eologi1al 1ontents o( t3e )rayer 4ere o( gra1e t3ru t3eir

eant to s)read t3e Di$ine Lig3t and S)irit

ission. And t3ese are 1ontinuously 5eing underta7en 5y )riests and nuns t3ru

issionary 4or7s. Yes* in our li$ings today* 4e 3a$e to li$e 4it3 t3e 3eart o( !esus so t3at His Di$ine

)ro$iden1e 4ill strongly guide us in t3e 4ords o( 3is 6at3er* t3e #od. 6r. !anssens essage during t3e inauguration o( t3e Steyl ission 3ouse only relates to

us 3o4 realisti1 and o5<e1ti$e 3e 4as in 3is 4ords. He 4as straig3t and true 43en 3e said t3at in 1arrying out t3e t3ese 4ords ission o( t3e 3ouse* goals ig3t not 1o e true as e0)e1ted or ai ed. T3oug3

ig3t so e3o4 a((e1ted 3is 1onne1tion 4it3 3ig3er aut3orities* t3e sa e did not ission a1ti$ities.

sto) 3is deter ination to )ursue t3e

ST. ARNOLDS PRAYER Re(eren1e Estio7o* L. R. S"D.* @+,,:A. .ay t3e dar7ness o( sin and Se)te 5er 9* 19;:. Witness to the word @)). -8BC-A. .anila: Logos Pu5li1ations

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