Chapter 688: Divine Favor
Sinreba Church.
The old priest sent Lin An and the others away with hazy old eyes, and the trainee priest on the side was a little puzzled.
"They're here to find the family in front of them, no wonder they can't find them in the cemetery...... Is there anything wrong with them, uncle? ”
The old priest shook his head.
When three women townsfolk approached, and the old priest kindly explained to them the unclear doctrines, and dealt with two pregnant women with large bellies, and promised to baptize the newborns, the old priest looked tired and was dissuaded by his young nephew, and the townspeople who surrounded him hurriedly asked for a few words of concern, and then left.
Back in the room at the back of the church, the nephew had already laid out the slightly faded bedding on the single bed, the old priest pointed to a copper basin on the wooden shelf, and asked his nephew to bring a basin of water from the well, and the old priest himself went into another prayer room to pray for the day.
When he came out, his nephew had gone as before, and the old priest went into the bathroom with a brass basin, and when he came out again, he had changed into a white dressing gown, sat down at the wooden table, opened a book, and copied it on parchment.
In the quiet room, there was only the shallow sound of breathing and the rustle of copying, and the clear water in the copper basin on the wooden frame rippled in circles in the windless room, accompanied by a faint white light.
The old priest with his back to the wooden frame seemed to be unconscious, only the ripples swayed in circles.
When the old priest had finished copying today's book, he suddenly remembered something, dipped his quill in it again, and wrote a line at the end of the parchment:
"The people who inquired about the original owner of the ghost building have arrived."
The sharp edge of the cutter cut the end of the parchment, and the old priest stood. Walking to the wooden frame, as if not seeing the ripples in the basin, he gently put the parchment with a line written on it into the clear water.
The parchment sank like a stone into the basin, rippling with white light, and the lines of ink on the parchment floated until they reached the white glow of the water.
With a flash of white light, the line of handwriting that floated to the surface of the water and was still clear seemed to be erased by an invisible force and quickly disappeared.
……
Meanwhile. The Square of Faith on Mount Olympus.
The huge white square was crowded with people, but the needles could be heard.
Their eyes were all focused on the ninety-nine white staircase of faith that connected the square to the temple in front of the square.
A young man, standing at the bottom of the ninety-nine steps, walked up step by step.
He was ragged, and his body was covered in dirt and scars, and the worn flesh and pale bones were evident from the knees of his legs and knees, like every devout believer who had weathered the storm and completed the path of faith with infinite perseverance.
This description of faith brought tears to the eyes of the believers who witnessed it, and wept for an indescribable emotion and devotion to them.
However, it is different from the pious people who completed the path of faith and were able to climb the holy mountain and enter the temple before being washed by divine grace. At the beginning of the devout man's ascent to the first step of the ninety-nine steps of the ladder of faith, a faint white light enveloped the young man.
At first, the believers in the square did not notice the faint white light, which was barely recognizable against the background of the white staircase. But step by step, as the devout ascended. The white light cast by the sky is gradually thickening and is impossible to ignore.
"Look!"
"Miracles! What a miracle! ”
"God the Father is above!"
The believers, who were silently and solemnly watching the devout people ascend the ladder of faith, could not help but exclaim, and the agitation quickly spread throughout the square.
The devout man on the ladder of faith turned a deaf ear, as if he were completely immersed in some special state, and his feet were firmly on the ground. One step, two steps, three steps......
With each step he took, the white light thickened, brushing the dirt off his body. The scars healed, and the festering and pus-filled flesh was reborn and plump. Reconstruct a healthy and perfect body of limbs
The believers in the square were shocked to look at this miracle that had never happened before when the pious had ascended the ladder of faith, and all of them stared at the scene in front of them with wide eyes!
At this moment, the young man's footsteps were invisibly paused, and the content of a line of handwriting came into his mind.
"...... at this time"
The young man's brow moved slightly, and after a slight pause under his feet, he continued to climb the stairs.
God's gifted miracles continue.
Ten steps, eleven steps, twelve steps......
The ragged strips of cloth turned into ankle-length white robes, and the long white and golden hair was draped behind him, as if blended into the holy light, emitting a bright but not dazzling light from the inside out.
All the people who were illuminated by this light felt that the dust in their hearts was swept away, and their hearts were filled with indescribable emotion and joy, and the unprecedented lightness and peace made their hearts tremble, as if they had seen in advance the kingdom of God that they would return to after death, and the angels chanted softly, and enjoyed peace and tranquility for eternity!
"- God the Father is above!"
Unconsciously bursting into tears, a believer finally shouted uncontrollably, threw himself to the ground from the bottom of his heart, and pressed his forehead tightly against the cold white jade brick surface:
If you can make this moment last forever, then even if you offer your life and soul, you will have no regrets!
One, ten, hundred, thousand...... It began to spread from the huge square paved with white jade, and countless people fell to their knees!
Like a wave that begins to rise from below the ladder of faith, surging into the distance, it is beyond the field of vision in an instant, innumerable, endless!
They did not continue to look at the young pious man on the ladder of faith, but his figure seemed to be engraved on their hearts for eternity, and they could not forget it.
That figure gradually coincided with the sublime image of their daily prayers, as if the young man on this ladder had become the voice of the Supreme Father!
What ordinary people can't see is that in the sky above where countless people are kneeling, the invisible power of faith converges into a torrent, surging into the sky, pouring like a torrent and waterfall into the body of the young man on the stairs.
The light of the young man grew brighter and brighter, and when it converged to the extreme—
Disheveled!
A pair of huge wings of light stretched out from behind the young man, and countless points of light seemed to rain down. The believers who were bathed in the light and rain only felt that their hearts were incomparably light and peaceful, as if they had been freed from the shackles of their bodies, drifting in the sky, and entering the legendary eternal peace and tranquility of the kingdom of God.
In unison, the believers chanted in a low voice:
"Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth,
as walking in heaven.
……
Country. All power and glory are yours,
Forever. ……”
The second pair of light wings, the third pair of light wings...... When the young man spread the sixth pair of wings of light behind him, the chant under the holy mountain gradually became neat, like a thunderous roar, and merged with the vision of the holy light from the sky, so that the archbishops and others standing in front of the gate of the temple at the top of the holy mountain could not calm down, and looked at this unprecedented vision in shock. Hurry down.
In the Temple of the Most High, the Pope, wearing a crown and a pure white robe, stood in front of a tall idol, and twenty-four sons lined up in pairs. Suddenly, at the end, the bodies of the two holy sons were shocked. A stream of white flame overwhelmed them, but it didn't hurt them in the slightest, splitting in two behind them, and a pair of huge wings of light spread out.
This was followed by the second pair of sons and the third pair of sons...... When the last two, and the two Sons closest to the Pope's position, spread twelve pairs of wings of light behind them, the white light that entered from the outside had already flooded the hall.
As if sensing something. Shock, excitement, and ecstasy flashed in the eyes of the twenty-four holy sons, and the eyes of the pope, who stood silently, suddenly opened:
"The oracle has been given, let's go, let us go and meet the man who will walk on earth on behalf of the Father."
Stepping up the last staircase, the sixteenth pair of light wings has risen behind it. A huge amount of light has fallen from the sky.
In the middle of the light and rain, the young man slowly levitated. When I opened my eyes, the blue eyes that were as quiet as a lake were deep and bottomless, but they were soft and clear, as if a qiē wisdom, kindness, mercy, and tolerance were all contained in them.
Countless people under the mountain were already moved to weep bitterly, the soft chant of angels floated in the air, the young man turned around, and dozens of cardinal archbishops dressed in red, white and black robes had risen into the air, bending deeply as the young man turned around.
The young man slowly drifted towards the top of the mountain, and it was not until the square in front of the temple reached the ground, and the twenty-four sons with light wings had already knelt on one knee and looked up in surprise at the end of the square, carrying sixteen pairs of light wings, staring at the Pope with his scepter on the stairs.
The pope, whose hair was already white, looked down.
Between the four eyes touching, the silent words exchanged tacit understanding between the two, and the pope's eyes seemed to contain nameless love, looking at the young man who slowly walked to the bottom of the steps in front of him:
"Thou hast come to me at last."
"I'm here."
"Your name."
"Angus."
The surrounding Holy Son and Cardinal and others were not surprised, since the fourth Pope of the Holy Son. From the reign of Angus I, the name began to spread among the faithful, and at the time of the 27th Pope of the Holy See. During the reign of Angus II, it was also the time when religious believers named their descendants Angus.
"Oracle: In the name of God the Most High Father, bestow upon you. Angus Name ......"
The Pope announced slowly, but the voice was not high, but it seemed to come down from the clouds, resounding in the ears of every believer:
"Practice the sacred teachings of the Supreme Temple, and as a messenger of divine grace, cut off the sins of the world and relieve the suffering...... Let the sinful redeem themselves, the unbelievers convert, and the godly to eternal peace...... Spreading the seed of faith - this is your duty and your duty...... Will you accept it? ”
The bishops kneeling next to them were shocked, except for "thinking that I am the representative of the world and performing my duties", there is almost no difference between this authority and the identity of the pope, in other words, from now on, the status of this new divine envoy in the Holy See is only under the pope, and it is not surprising that he will become the only successor to the next pope.
But witnessing the great miracle ahead, with countless believers at the foot of the mountain, the bishops, even though they had their own ideas in their hearts, could not raise objections.
And the twenty-four holy sons are ecstatic and pious, they are originally the most devout believers, under the oracle of the supreme faith, even if they destroy the body and soul, they will not have any hesitation!
"I will do it!"
Looking up at the pair of blue eyes that were similar but had already revealed the decline of life, the young man slowly lowered his white-gold head.
(To be continued)
ps:
Thank you Yunsha Ruoli for your big reward! o(n_n)o~ Heishui has been tossing in private for so long, if you think he will only toss in secret, it will be Too young, too simple...... With the Pope's father leading the way, the twenty-four powerful and devout Sons of God fanatical supporters, plus believers witnessing God's gifts, what qualifications, popularity, and power support, there are completely obstacles! At 10 o'clock in the evening, it was purple. ps: The prayer of the believer or something, this ...... Forgive a certain P who is completely pure and unbelievers, I can't make it up at all, I just found a Christian prayer from the Internet and copied it in, and I haven't changed a word - don't worry about this detail, it's mainly used to set off the atmosphere, readers with Christian faith don't care, I apologize in advance.