In all honesty, I owe the essence of this post to another man's wisdom. Be sure to visit Dominic Cassella's website: http://thecatholicdormitory.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/a-gentlemens-manifesto/ Cassella has written many fabulous posts on Church history, morality, and other subjects. The post and comments which led to this manifesto are here: http://catholicgentleman.net/2013/11/23/a-catholic-gentlemans-manifesto/
However, here is my revision of the manifesto.
“We as Catholic laymen, expressing faith in the Triune God, loyalty to the Church of Christ, and the Bishop of Rome, resolve:
To live the life of Christ in all things: in obedience and in
self-determination, in silence and in speech, in action and inaction, in
prayer and in work, in foresight and in execution, in defense and in
attack, in gentle and unyielding strength, in spreading the Gospel to
all nations, and in suffering all things as He has done before us;
To defend His Bride, the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church in
all that is Her Doctrine, and to obey in all that is Her discipline;
To foster in our nation, wheresoever it be, a desire for truth, justice, unity, and faith;
To Honor all men as alter Christi;
To Defend all women as the daughters of Mary and Brides of the Holy Spirit;
And To work as Saint Joseph and the community of Saints: grateful to
God for our success and responsible to Him for our failures, mindful of
our weakness, our imminent death and judgment, yet ever-hopeful in the
promise of His redeeming Blood.
Trusting in the Providence of Christ, and the Magnanimity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, We entrust this purpose, this desire to be Catholic
Gentlemen of Faith, Integrity, and Honor to God, the Source of all that
is Good.”
God be with you all.
