Sunday, November 23 : Pius XI

If people would acknowledge Christ’s royal authority in their private and in their public lives, incredible benefits – a just freedom, order and tranquility, concord and peace – would spread without fail to the whole of society… If the princes and the legitimately chosen governments were convinced of the fact that they command far less in their own name than in the name and place of the divine King, they would obviously use their authority with every possible virtue and wisdom. How much attention would they give to the common good and to the human dignity of their subordinates when developing and applying the laws! … Then the peoples would taste the benefits of concord and peace. The further a kingdom extends, the more it embraces the universality of the human race, and also, incontestably, the more people become conscious of the mutual bond uniting them. This awareness would forestall and prevent most conflicts. In any case, it would tone down and soften their violence. So if Christ’s kingdom did extend in fact, as it extends by right to all people, why despair of that peace, which the King of peace came to bring to the earth? He came to “reconcile everything” (Col 1:20). He came “not to be served by others, but to serve.” (Mt 20:28) “Master of every creature” (Eph 1:10), he himself gave the example of humility and made humility his main law, together with the precept of charity. He also said: “My yoke is easy and my burden light.” (Mt 11:30)
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