Those
who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness
that comes from the good example of a praiseworthy and blameless
life. They must completely remove from their lives the filth and
uncleanness of vice. Their upright lives must make them like the salt
of the earth for themselves and for the rest of mankind. The
brightness of their wisdom must make them like the light of the world
that brings light to others. They must learn from their eminent
teacher, Jesus Christ, what he declared not only to his apostles and
disciples, but also to all the priests and clerics who were to
succeed them, when he said: You are the salt of the earth. But what
if salt goes flat? How can you restore its flavor? Then it is good
for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
--
Saint John of Capistrano
