May the Lord NEVER find us guilty of betraying Him by our silence in the face of attacks on His Church from within or without.
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May God grant us the grace and humility to know the difference. I believe that He calls us to silence far more than to speaking out. HE was our primary model for that as well. ;-)
The difference is obvious. The spiritual merit one may gain by silently offering up one's own sufferings does not apply when one remains willfully silent while others are harmed.