“Let the mouth of the Christian be trained to speak only what is true, what is just, what is kind. Let it be far from deceit, far from slander, far from idle talk. For the tongue is a servant of the heart, and the heart must be ruled by Christ.”
–Pope Leo 1, 5th Century (c. 391 – 461)
Source: Leo the Great, Sermon 92: On the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul, in The Sermons of Leo the Great, trans. Jane Patricia Freeland and Agnes Josephine Conway (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1996), p. 115.
Reflection Question:
Reflective Question: Do I speak as a servant of Christ—or of my own impulses? How can I let truth, justice, and kindness shape my daily speech?