Oh priest, dear priest, think of your dignity, of the indelible mark that was impressed upon you at ordination, of your consecrated hands. (…) There is only one program for your priestly life: Jesus in you and you in Jesus. Jesus present in you, so that you can give yourself to him, and you in Jesus, so that you can share him with souls. You no longer belong to the world – as a priest, you are God's lamb. With him you have been crucified, you have become the redemptive sacrifice for the salvation of others.
(Don Dolindo Ruotolo /1882–1970/, diary entry, September 1, 1970)
