Let
us fear lest the angered judge say to us: If you were the
enlighteners of My Church, why have you closed your eyes? If you
pretended to be shepherds of the flock, why have you suffered it to
stray? Salt of the earth, you have lost your savor. Light of the
world, they that sat in darkness and the shadow of death have never
seen you shine. You were apostles; who, then, put your apostolic
firmness to the test, since you have done nothing but seek to please
men? You were the mouth of the Lord, and you have made that mouth
dumb. If you allege in excuse that the burden was beyond your
strength, why did you make it the object of your ambitious intrigues?
– Saint
Charles Borromeo
Saint
Charles Borromeo's
patronage: Against
ulcers; apple orchards; bishops; catechists; catechumens; colic;
intestinal disorders; diocese of Monterey, California; seminarians;
spiritual directors; spiritual leaders; starch makers; stomach
diseases.
