Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom
to mere children. MT 11:25
EPHESIANS 4:1-6
My Soul's Beloved,
There is a marvelous unity in the Trinity, in the divinity and humanity of the Son of God and the Son of Man, between the Bridegroom and the Bride, the Church founded on the Rock. We were created for union with God and for us to enjoy this great privilege and grace of God we must have unity among Christians just as there is perfect unity between the Catholic Church and with her Rock and Cornerstone.
You O Lord, made an impassioned prayer to Your Father on the night of the Last Supper when You instituted the Holy Eucharist, offering Yourself as a whole and pleasing Sacrifice to the Father so we could be one in You and one in God. This Sacrifice was consummated on the Altar of the Cross. We were given new birth when You gave Your disciples Your Mother. In Mary's immaculate heart, all her children find a home and a resting place in Your Sacred Heart for her heart is nestled in Yours.
As children of God and children of Mary, we receive through her maternal intercession from her Son and through her spouse, the Holy Spirit, all that is needful for the Church to remain in perfect union with Christ, our Bridegroom, through the Sacraments.
I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.
PSALM 23(24):1-6
LUKE 12:54-59
My Soul's Beloved,
PSALM 23(24):1-6
Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the waters he made it firm.
Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart,
who desires not worthless things.
Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
He shall receive blessings from the Lord
and reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him,
seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.
My Soul's Beloved,
The Catholic Church is not perfect but because of her union with You, she receives a share in Your perfection. She is a hospital for sinners not a museum for saints. Her religious leaders from the greatest to the least have been a source of many scandals throughout her long history and she has never made a secret of her sins. She publicly reveals for all to see and know that she has sinned and sinned often and grievously and she has always, always repented, made amends, and she always remains the Bride of the Bridegroom.
If the world were honest, it would recognize that it is precisely because the Catholic Church is divinely instituted she has not crumbled, splintered, or vanished like so many other institutions that were started by men or women and have not stood the test of time. The Church You founded has Your guarantee that she will withstand all the onslaughts of evil both from within and without.
The tentacles of evil have spread into every area of human existence. The power of Satan is unleashed. Natural and man-made calamities abound. Wars are raging everywhere, barbaric religious fanaticism is targeting Christians and innocent blood is being spilled. These are the signs that warn us that the end is near. Grant us the grace O Lord to repent and turn away from our sins before it is too late lest we are thrown into the furnace and there we will have to pay the price for squandering the gift of life that we freely received.
Jesus said to the crowds: ‘When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rain is coming, and so it does. And when the wind is from the south you say it will be hot, and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times?
‘Why not judge for yourselves what is right? For example: when you go to court with your opponent, try to settle with him on the way, or he may drag you before the judge and the judge hand you over to the bailiff and the bailiff have you thrown into prison. I tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very last penny.’
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