To the players of the Football
Club Belize – Belize City (Province of Belize) – Belize
Circular No. 01
Anápolis GO
–
(Brazil), November 12, 2012
Dear football players, remember
that everything comes to an end in this world... and the time of
hoarding treasures in heaven is now, so do good deeds while you can:
“...take
thought for what is noble in the sight of all” (Rm 12, 17).
An athlete cannot get involved
with the sport and turn his back on God and on the salvation of his
soul; he must often remember that eternal
life depends on the life that we live in this world; therefore, we
must do good and never surrender... even if we must fight against
everything and everyone:
“Today
God invites you to do good; do it therefore today. Tomorrow you may
not have time, or God may no longer call you to do it”
(St. Alphonsus Maria de
Liguori).
Thousands of football players live
in this world as if God did not exist... as if there is no heaven...
Hell... as if they will never die. What an illusion! What a danger!
Dear friends, remember that the
world, the enemy of God and of the souls, is misleading... it
completely undermines the souls who serve Him, making them its
slaves. The goods offered by the world cannot make an immortal soul
happy... lovers of the world feed off the illusion of being happy.
Remember that the world is an
enemy to God, and he who serves it is an enemy of Jesus Christ:
“Ye adulterers and
adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity
with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is”
(James 4, 4).
Dear friends, never abandon the
true wealth that God is to be dragged behind the vanities of the
world... its fruits are rotten:
“What
fruit do I now reap from them, except bitterness, stings of
conscience, anguish of heart, sins to be atoned for, either in this
life by sorrow, or to be bewailed in vain in the next?” (Fr. Peter Arnoudt).
Read an excerpt of the Holy
Scripture every day, and leave aside dangerous readings.
Persevere on the path of
holiness... do not throw your lives away, rather enjoy it doing only
what pleases God.
I pray for you, for the board, and
for fans of this diligent team.
I bless you and keep you in the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Faithfully,
Fr. Divino Antônio Lopes FP.
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