Quote from Letter 9.11 to Januarius, bishop of the Sardinians. September-October 598
For that reason, I exhort you to consider the office that you bear with a concerned mind, and shun totally whatever can harm either your reputation or your soul. Realize that you have undertaken the care not of earthly things, but of men's souls. And so you should fix your heart there, show concern there, pay all your attention there and think more diligently about winning souls.
Thus, when the Lord comes, you would return the talents which he handed over to you multiplied, and would deserve to obtain from him the fruit of retribution, and to be exalted among his faithful servants for eternal glory.
But know that my criticism and censure derive not from bitterness, but from brotherly love.
For that reason, I exhort you to consider the office that you bear with a concerned mind, and shun totally whatever can harm either your reputation or your soul. Realize that you have undertaken the care not of earthly things, but of men's souls. And so you should fix your heart there, show concern there, pay all your attention there and think more diligently about winning souls.
Thus, when the Lord comes, you would return the talents which he handed over to you multiplied, and would deserve to obtain from him the fruit of retribution, and to be exalted among his faithful servants for eternal glory.
But know that my criticism and censure derive not from bitterness, but from brotherly love.
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