"Francis, rebuild my Church" were the words that St. Franics of Assisi heard as he gazed upon the ruins of the San Damiano chapel. He thought God spoke of rebuilding that little chapel - which Francis did. By the time he finished his life's work he had stirred a movement in the 13th century that reformed the Church of the west. Today the Confessional Lutherans have the same golden opportunity. That is to restore our Lord's Church, simply by preaching the Word of God and administering the blessed Sacraments. If you see that the Lutheran Church has begun to crumble and is in need of repairs, then you are a Francis being called to remain faithful to the authentic doctrine and historic practice of the Church Catholic.
So many things that are foreign to the historic Church have crept in and have become commonplace. Nearly all who have advocated a restoration of confessional or historic Lutheranism have felt the sting from those who are willfully attached to innovative, non-liturgical, and even sometimes un-christian doctrines and practices. Do not give up the struggle reverend Fathers and faithful children of the reformation or this photograph will become representative of the American Lutheran experience. What if we were to assume our role in restoring the sanctuary of modern Lutheranism? Let us begin by adorning her chancel with the crucifix, the ancient and ever new proclamation of the Gospel, and once again intoning the historic liturgy the Church. By God's grace and favor, one day it shall be so again in every Lutheran Church. Pax est in cella foris autem plurima bella.
Blessings+
Father Daniel
So many things that are foreign to the historic Church have crept in and have become commonplace. Nearly all who have advocated a restoration of confessional or historic Lutheranism have felt the sting from those who are willfully attached to innovative, non-liturgical, and even sometimes un-christian doctrines and practices. Do not give up the struggle reverend Fathers and faithful children of the reformation or this photograph will become representative of the American Lutheran experience. What if we were to assume our role in restoring the sanctuary of modern Lutheranism? Let us begin by adorning her chancel with the crucifix, the ancient and ever new proclamation of the Gospel, and once again intoning the historic liturgy the Church. By God's grace and favor, one day it shall be so again in every Lutheran Church. Pax est in cella foris autem plurima bella.
Blessings+
Father Daniel
