In an ancient monastery a new monk arrived to join his brothers in copying books and scrolls. One day he asked Father Florian "Does not the copying by hand of other copies allow for error? How do we know we are not copying the mistakes of someone else? Fr Florian was taken aback by the observation of this youthful monk. "A very good point my son. I will take one of the books down to the vault and compare it with the original." Fr Florian went down to the vault and began his verification. After a day had passed, the monks began to worry and went down looking for the old priest. As they approached the vault, they heard crying. When they opened the door, they found Fr Florian sobbing over the new copy and the original ancient book, it was obvious to all that the poor man had been crying his heart out for a long time. "What is the problem, Father?" asked the monks. "Oh, my God, my God," sobbed the priest. "In the ancient book of the sacred rites of priesthood ... the word is 'celebrate'!"
2007-03-24
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