The phrases of priest Brochero are full of allegories and constructive messages. Brochero was an Argentine priest, famous for his peculiar style when it came to preaching.
The priest was sanctified by Pope Francis I in a ceremony attended by more than 80,000 people.
San Brochero is recognized for using a basic vocabulary and local slang, which allowed him to communicate easily when preaching.
The 13 most important phrases of San Brochero
1- "God is like lice: he is everywhere, but he prefers the poor."
2- "The grace of God is like the rain that wets everyone."
3- "I would congratulate myself if God removes me from this planet sitting confessing and preaching the Gospel."
4- «Jesus invites with a very gentle way, with very sweet words, to follow him and to place oneself under his banner. On the cross is our health and our life, the strength of the heart, the joy of the spirit and the hope of heaven. "
5- "I have told the bishop and I have repeated, perhaps to the point of annoyance, that I will accompany him to death as a simple soldier who wishes to die in the fights of Jesus Christ."
6- "We are not Christians because of an ethical idea or decision, but because we meet Jesus Christ"
7- «My beloved: that God loved man from eternity is such a clear and proven truth that just thinking otherwise is and would be the height of madness. God's eternal love for man is written in all the wonders of creation. "
8- "I am very satisfied with what God has done with me relatively in sight and I thank him very much for it."
9- To the priests: "The more sinful or more rude or more uncivil my parishioners, they should treat them with more sweetness and kindness in the confessional, in the pulpit and even in family relations."
10- "God gives me the occupation to seek my end and to pray for past men, for those present and for those who are to come to the end of the world."
11- «When I was able to serve humanity, my senses -God- kept my senses whole and robust. Today, when I can no longer, one of the senses of the body has disabled me. It is a great favor that God our Lord has done me in completely vacating my active life and leaving me the occupation of seeking my end and praying for men… »
12- «The priest who does not have much pity for sinners is half a priest. These blessed rags that I carry are not the ones that make me a priest; if I don't carry charity on my chest, I won't even become a Christian. "
13- "Promote man here on earth but with his eyes fixed on heaven."
References
- Javier “» God is like lice… »and other spicy phrases of San Brochero» in: La Voz (16 October 2016) Retrieved: 12 December 2017 from La Voz: lavoz.com.ar
- "Frases del Cura Brochero…" (2009) in: Catholic Resources. Retrieved on: December 12, 2017 from Catholic Resources: Recursoscatólicos.com.ar
- "Phrases of San José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero" in: Javier's Catholic Web. Retrieved on: December 12, 2017 from Javier's Catholic Web: webcatolicodejavier.org
- Real, A. “The« Brochero priest »spread joy, he was not a sad Christian” (2 September 2013) in: Aleteia. Retrieved on December 12, 2017 from Aleteia: es.aleteia.org
- Pardo, D. "Who is Father Brochero, the Argentine that Pope Francis proclaimed a saint?" (16 October 2016) on BBC Mundo. Retrieved on December 12, 2017 from BBC: bbc.com