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Sword-Bishop – His Personal Development

orphaned without a priest), to give honour and joy to JESUS, and so on.
He prayed all night long, weeping and lamenting. Suddenly coming
from the cross, quite distinctly and clearly and definitely:
«Tomorrow you will be My priest of the heart.»

We know the answer Nikolaus gave to the SAVIOUR. It was as follows:
«Please, SAVIOUR, I am not in the mood for joking.»

Because he thought:

«Who should ordain me anyway? After all, there is no bishop!»

The next day, Nikolaus received a telephone call from the Chief Police
Officer personally. He said to Nikolaus: «Please listen to me. The
bishop, through the lawyer, has arranged for you to be ordained today
if you agree to go along with it. Mind you, he will not be released for
this, but it will have to be carried out in my office. Are you willing to go
ahead?» At that, Nikolaus was thinking of the ordination as deacon,
which would at least enable him to administer Holy Communion to the
orphaned people. So he declared himself ready for it.
Full of joy for the orphaned people, he went to the vestry to prepare
everything. As he joyfully passed the Altar (Crucifix), he heard the call
from the SAVIOUR on the Cross. He turned his steps towards the cross
and waited. And the SAVIOUR spoke:

«Nikolaus, take the holy Oils with you!»

Nikolaus, however, answered Him:
«SAVIOUR, I do not need them, because You know that the ordination
as deacon does not require them.»

Again he heard the voice of the Crucified One:

«My beloved priest of the heart!»

But it did not fully dawn upon him. At that moment he was called to the
phone. The Chief Police Officer was on the phone and said: «The

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