The military Chaplain is a servant of God
and a dedicated instrument of the one Peace of God.
He does not bear arms against men
nor does he exists to fight against the nations of men.
He is an extension of the good will of all nations
and a constant reminder of our desire for better days.
He is faithful to the cause of the noble military
being jealous in the observance of honor and purity of arms.
He is a keeper of our sacred remembrances
lending noble strength to the martial practice of virtue.
He is a shepherd of the souls of our soldiers
and represents amidst conflicts our abiding hope for peace.
He labors to instill in every heart, a will of life,
and gives recourse to sorrow when life itself seems lost.
He brings comfort when despair seem to linger near
consoling spirits by his gentle sense of optimism and joy.
He is patient to understand each need to be understood
and leads the anxious heart toward greater trust in greater things.
He brings the light of God when darkness is deepest
and speaks the necessary truth when and where truth counts.
He provides for the spiritual needs of the soldier
and the Sacraments that strengthen them in the grace of God.
He counsels the doubtful, the confused he guides into reason,
he instructs the ignorant in the truth and the lost he helps to be found by faith in God.
He prays for the safety of the person of the soldier at all times, in peace but especially in fields of battle, entrusting to God and Country, the victory of our noble military.
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Prosper the Peace. Prosper the People.
Sancta Sanctis!
Glory to God in the highest
Adoration to Jesus Christ
Peace to men of good will.
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