«Non invenies sacerdotum istum ubique,» ad semetipsum ait, « qui semper tibi talia subministret.»
"You won't find a priest like this everywhere," he said to himself, "who always cares for you like this."
--Francis of Assisi in Thomas of Celano's Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul (2 Celano)
So much for the availability and helpfulness of the clergy! Ha!
Better translations welcome in the comment box!
1 comment:
That's a very good translation, Father Charles. "subministret" is the subjunctive of "subministrare" which is hard to translate into English ("that he may minister/take care of"). I think your translation is right on the money.
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