Pastoral Letter to Reza

[Gnomistry 1115]

[!] Around the City of Reza numerous copies of the Pastoral Letter would be posted for citizens and travelers to read [!]

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

Pastoral Letter Concerning the Remedy for 

Inward & Outward Spiritual Despair

 

DESPERANDUM EST IN ANIMAS  | ECCE! HEUS!

Ad regnum Haensae ET Canonistae Orbis Terrarum

 

 

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Brethren of Reza:

 

Yestersaintsday at the Council of Lords Spiritual and Temporal I delivered a speech before our pious King Andrik, the Vicar of GOD- His Holiness Pontian III, His Imperial Majesty Peter III, my brother clergymen, and many other Men and Women of great distinction within our Empire.

 

Although I was hesitant to speak before this great magnitude, considering my position as a humble pastor here in our great city [after a great deal of nudging from His Eminence Cardinal Rodrigo] I did deliver this speech before the gathered congregants. . .

 

“Consider-well a story of great regard among the farmers and craftsmen of the North, of Haense my kingdom dear:

 

Once there was a woman wrought with fear and confusion wholly unsure of her salvation. She was known by her village to be pious mother oftentimes praying and distributing alms… something outside of the norm for the common publican, no? She attended mass regularly and went through all the motions of religiosity… However she felt within her great guilt for the sins of her past. 

 

She had been an adulteress and a concubine of several married men. Her confessor, a clergyman of ill repute lacking in skill as a pastor had heard her confession, commented not on her depravity and freely administered the Sacrament of Reconciliation to her person, shouting her sins expunged from her soul with no penance- no medicine or balm to heal the spiritual wounds this life had inflicted upon her. 

 

This speedy absolution given at whim did not her mind console while her soul it did heal.

 

This is the condition that we find our Church in on this day. We lack not Spirit as GOD has given us only virtue in an institution that can not be dimmed. Yet- our hearts are lacking of True Ministry.

 

I believe we must enter into a peninential age, an age not of discipline but of pastoral care. Furthermore,  I believe we must be moved by our leaders, represented among us this day to engage in our Faith 

In Haense that is what I seek to give, as all pastors throughout this Holy Canonist Church should, give the people true ministry… console their hearts as well as their souls… that will be our comeback.  ”

 

 

So then, dear brethren of Reza in whose salvation you intrust into me as your Pastor- I implore you: Visit our Church of Bl. Jude, engage in the sacraments of the Church- especially Penance. 

 

I vow before you this day, I will be available for as long as my ministry lasts in this dear city to hear confessions, and as such have constructed locations for citizens to confess their sins before GOD and myself His servant preacher. 

 

Let this be your formal invitation.

 

 

 

Reverend Bram Calistovich,

O.E.Csi, PH.D, dr.iur.can, D.S.Th, Utriusque Juris Doctor.