St. Blase: Bishop and Martyr

This quote by Saint Augustine is very inspiring and very appropriate for the Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles since one of our characteristics is, in the words of Father Menard, "Mystical Body spirituality."

The Son of Man has come not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for [the] many. Consider how the Lord served, and see what kind of servants he bids us to be. He gave his life as a ransom for many; he ransomed us.
But who of us is fit to ransom anyone? By his blood, by his death, we were ransomed from death; and we who lay prostrate [This is very likely a reference to priestly ordination.] were raised up by his humiliation. And yet we, too, have a duty to contribute our meager offerings to his members. He is the head; we are the body. -St. Augustine

… Christ laid down his life for us; so we, too, ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

The Son of Man came to give His life as a ransom for the many.


P.S. The rest of the quote can be found in The Liturgy of Hours. It is the Second Reading for the (Optional) Memorial of St. Blase, Bishop and Martyr.