Saturday, February 25, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
A GREAT Springtime
“To those Christians who believe the Church has “out-grown”
evangelism and should concentrate its efforts on social change, the Pope replies that the church ceases to be the
Church when the Church ceases to PREACH JESUS CHRIST. To secularists convinced that a maturing
humanity will out-grow the “need” for religion, John Paul replies that, at the
end of the second millennium, “God is preparing a great springtime for
Christianity, and we can already see its first signs.” To those offended by the very idea that some
religions are true and others false, John Paul replies that the church honors
whatever truths are to be found in world religions and cultures. All truths in this world point toward the one
great truth about the world, revealed by God in Jesus Christ---the world has
come from God and, through the sacrifice of Christ, is destined to be
consummated in God, who wills the salvation of all humanity.” Witness to Hope by George Weigel
JMJ
Faith reveals to man the capacity to see things beyond what
is presented to the human eye. It is a
realization that the mysteries of God are eternal and the knowledge of man to
reach the reality of His existance amidst a world blind and deaf to His Most
tender and gentle voice is the capacity to believe with full confidence in the
Hand of Providence working and honoring the lives of those who know Him
according to where he is in his journey towards the Ultimate Truth. There are truths to be considered in this
culture that has been lied to by the media and the unrelenting voice of the
demands and pressures of society ruled by materialism and a false sense of
identity; the identity that confuses the dignity of man and woman for the sake
of a sentimentality that compromises truth in its very essence. A sentimentality that has forgotten the true
source of compassion for the dignity of man to come to a true authentic
realization of the capabilities of man towards greatness; a greatness beyond
that distinguishes and raises man towards a deeper knowledge of his identity in
Christ. A knowledge that reveals to man
of the enduring love of God for His creation and a realization of how great are
the depths and the heights of a God who unites Himself to His own creation by
taking the form of flesh and dwelt among us.
He was like us in all things except sin.
Christ takes our human flesh and transcends humanity towards an
inheritance of the Kingdom as adopted children of the Omnipotent God and
Heavenly Father. Humanity becomes sacred
by the mystery of the hypostatic union where Christ is both man and divine in
nature; a living reality of a God who is living and active in the souls alive
in grace. God is preparing a new
springtime of Christianity, contemplating the face of Christ growing in the
knowledge of the mystery of the incarnation dwelling among His faithful and
present in the lives of those who place their abiding trust in His faithful
care for His children. A new wave of
reality that faces the current circumstances of the times is arising and
bringing to flourishin the mysteries that are only revealed to the little ones that
have won the Heart of the Father. “For
He has remembered His promise of mercy, a promise He made to our Father
Abraham, to set us free from the hands of our enemies, free to worship Him
without fear, Holy and Righteous in His sight all the days of our life.” A new Christianity that reveals the calling
of the heart of man baptized in Christ as Priest, Prophet and King. There will arise among us man born of a woman,
born under the law, to reign over all of Heaven and Earth as Redeemer and
Savior of all mankind. The advent of our
King is coming to renew in every heart and soul ready and disposed to receive
the grace and heir of the
Eternal Word of the Father, Only-Begotten Son of the Father,
Redeemer and Savior there is a great need for Your grace to sustain man in this
culture that has been demeaned and misguided by the father of lies; lies that
have degraded the dignity and identity of man and woman made in the image and
likeness of God. It is a culture that
has been lied to by the media and the voice of the world, the flesh, and the
devil; we rely on Your Infinite Goodness to grant us the grace to proclaim
Truth amidst persecution and contradiction.
We find refuge in Your Infinite Mercy to forgive the sins of mankind so
that we may remain ever united to You, O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit. Infuse in us the Presence
of Your Divine Indwelling so that Your abiding Peace may reign in our hearts
amidst the storms of the sinfulness of man.
Create in Your children a Most Powerful Grace to love so that those who
have been lost may come to a greater knowledge of the Infinite and Everlasting
Love You have for Your creation and the desire You have for us to be Your
children. Your generosity knows no bound
to those who have been in Your care and to those who continue to abandon
themselves to Your Most Holy and Divine Will.
You are Our Heavenly Father who keeps His promises and an abiding
Presence for those who place their trust in You. Receive our offerings as an oblation to Your
Most Merciful Love for the Salvation of Mankind so that the whole of humanity
may be consummated in You, O Most Holy Trinity, Three Divine Persons, One
God. O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not our petitions but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
THE BEAUTY of the HOLY UNION
The FRUIT of UNION is conceived in the WOMB OF WOMAN!
In her WOMB, the BLESSED FRUIT OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST is
LOVE and LOVE ALONE!
How am I TO KNOW LOVE......
IF I IGNORE LOVE.
THE REAL PRESENCE IS IN HER WOMB and
the EUCHARIST and WOMAN ARE ONE!
IF ONENESS is SILENT,
then CONTEMPLATION WILL BEAR FRUIT!
AND THE FRUIT WILL BE ABUNDANT FOR THE HARVEST!
In her WOMB, the BLESSED FRUIT OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST is
LOVE and LOVE ALONE!
How am I TO KNOW LOVE......
IF I IGNORE LOVE.
THE REAL PRESENCE IS IN HER WOMB and
the EUCHARIST and WOMAN ARE ONE!
IF ONENESS is SILENT,
then CONTEMPLATION WILL BEAR FRUIT!
AND THE FRUIT WILL BE ABUNDANT FOR THE HARVEST!
Monday, February 13, 2017
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017
LIVING FLAME of DIVINE FIRE
“The Pope’s DEFENSE of MARRIAGE and the Church’s sexual
ethic was humanistic rather than authoritarian: Just as there was no “trial”
life and no “trial” death, there was no “trial” love or “trial” marriage, “for
one cannot love only on trial, accept a person only on trial and for a limited
time.” Witness to Hope by George Weigel
JMJ
Love is ETERNAL and INDEFINITE in the HEART of a SOUL who dedicates her life to the one who is ETERNAL LOVE! In this dedication, Christ is the head of the heart that longs for only Him and desires to fulfill His will in the circumstances that Christ gives her through Divine Providence. The trial is not a trial unless it is something that is not dedicated to Christ. Love is eternal and not a trial to be played with. In His crucifixion, Christ did not reveal to man the love that was temporary, but exposed Himself to a love that was beyond what the human family can deliver. Such is the love that must be reflected in the heart of the human family. We must dedicate ourselves to Christ in order to remain peaceful among one another. A deep respect for the dignity of each member must be revealed in our actions with one another. There will be a LIVING FLAME of DIVINE FIRE that will disturb the conscience of members in the human family when a witness of hope comes into the home who longs for peace; a trial by fire but a fire that brings forth an eternity of great sanctity and the awesome Power of God’s Divine Mercy. In order for a family to reflect the love of the Most Holy Trinity, the members must be willing to receive the grace that is offered to them by the Mercy of God. This grace at times can be a humiliation, but a witness of hope for the broken and a grace for the salvation of souls. In the heart of Christ there is no such thing as a trial; He loves us for all eternity. We as Christians must deliver this hope amidst a world that has forgotten the deepest meaning and essence of love; a love that is eternal. It is only in Christ that we will encounter the eternity of love. Run to Him, O Child of the Living God, and You will see how great are the depths and heights of God’s eternal love for all of mankind.
Eternal Word of the Father, I come before You with the deep understanding of the eternity of love You so generously bestow on Your children by gracing us with the seven sacraments of the Most Holy Roman Catholic Church. Your mercy is beyond bound and I am eternally grateful for Your continued presence in our world that has forgotten you. Our world has made marriage and love for the dignity of man a temporary thing and the commitment of love has been diminished by our own weakness and brokenness. We are in great need of Your Divine Power to reveal to man the great need we have in Your Divine Mercy. Enflame in the hearts of every human family the grace to persevere in their trust and confidence in You despite the great knowledge of their struggle against the consequences of ORIGINAL SIN. May the DIVINE FIRE You enflame in us be a source of great sanctity among your faithful and a witness of hope to the whole of humanity that Christ Alone is our Savior and Redeemer and is very much ALIVE in the HOMES of those who place their TRUST IN YOU!
Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our
petitions but in Your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Witness to MORAL TRUTH!
“The truth about the drama of the moral life and about
freedom is revealed. John Paul
concludes, by the example of those prepared to die rather than do what they
know is wrong. The witness of martyrs is
a powerful counter to the claim that the dignity of freedom lies in doing
things my way. The martyr teaches us
that freedom is truly personal and truly liberating when it seeks the good and
rejects evil, even to the point of death.
Not everyone is called to be a martyr.
Everyone is called to be a witness to moral truth, and “witness” is the
original meaning of the term “martyr.”
The threshold of hope, the threshold of human dignity, is
not crossed by lowering the bar of the moral life but by reaching higher---and
then, if one has failed, by reaching higher again.” Witness to Hope by George Weigel
JMJ
In the story of the human heart, there lies between him and
God the living reality of the inner conscience of Man to search the truest
essence of freedom found in Him alone.
In this freedom, the personal and most liberating encounter is
contemplated when in the realization of what is good has been demeaned by what
is evil, is counterchallenged through the witness of moral truth; a truth that
is proclaimed by the message of the Gospel living and active as a sword that
cuts through the heart of Man towards a greater dignity beyond what is fathomed
and conceivable to the eyes of every human being who is blinded by a false
sense of liberation. Liberation that
degrades the very dignity of Man is a blinded freedom that enslaves the human
heart; as it is oppressed by his passions and is contradicted by the very
essence of love. For love is not
dominated by a self-seeking or self-centered reality in the heart of Man; Love
is directed towards the other for a more living reality of what is good and
whole bringing forth a more awesome encounter of charity. Charity that reveals moral truth as the
essence of Man brings forth new life and new encounters of hope that liberates
the human heart towards what is more essential and more beneficial for him and
for the sake of all humanity. In
encountering a rejection of this love, we find that God in His Awesome Splendor
reveals a more profound liberation and freedom that is witnessed through the
lives of those who are willing to die rather than to do what they know is
wrong. This death is a living witness to
all who are blinded by the freedom that claims in doing things “my way” rather
than doing things that answer to the demands of Holy Charity. When in the midst of challenge, the blind
freedom that manipulates Moral Truth towards what is evil or a less dignified
way of living; the witness that is greater still and most powerful is the
witness that challenges the manipulation through the power of Charity found and
contemplated through the merits of Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God. The threshold of all our hope and the
threshold of all that is found in the very essence of Man comes forth from the
contemplation of the face of Christ, who is the Redeemer and Savior of all who
are oppressed by the false freedom proclaimed by a culture that demeans the
very meaning and dignity of Man. When in
this encounter of the face of the Redeemer, there is a deeper realization of
Love that is beyond what can be fathomed; for when Moral Truth is proclaimed
and witnessed by those who have encountered Him a deeper realization of freedom
is revealed and the truest essence of liberation is perceived as a powerful
tool towards what is real and most awesomely contemplated as love. Love breaks through the fetters of a heart hardened
by a freedom that has been blinded by a self-centered and self-seeking
mentality. Love revolves the heart of
Man towards what is greater and higher for the sake of the dignity he has been
called to fulfill as a Child of the Most Awesome and Omnipotent God adopted
through the merits of Christ, the Redeemer and Savior of All Mankind. Love is the truest witness of Moral Truth
that brings forth a freedom that liberates the human heart towards what is
whole and entire and most pleasing to the heart of God. When in questioning the truest essence of
Freedom; one must realize the question of love.
For when in the dignity of Man’s freedom, love is compromised – charity
towards himself and his neighbor – then the realization of this freedom is also
compromised. When in his most awesome
and personal freedom is encountered the truest act of Holy Charity, then the
face of the Redeemer is contemplated all the more through the selfless act of
love witnessed for the sake of Love. For
the Witness of Moral Truth and call of every Christian is to proclaim the
eternity of love to the whole of humanity according to the circumstances of the
times and the challenges that is currently faced in our culture today.
Eternal Word of the Father, Only Begotten Son of God, Redeemer
and Savior of All Mankind, there is a challenge that is facing our culture
today that demeans the very heart of Man and degrades the very essence of human
freedom. A freedom that delineates from
what is True and is manipulated towards what is most degrading to the dignity
and heart of Man. Man.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
“On Friday morning, September 15, the last day of the
conference, Pope Saint John Paul’s decision was received back by fax: “Accept what can be affirmed, and vigorously
denounce what you cannot accept.”
That was what Mary Ann Glendon did, in a closing statement that welcomed
the conference’s sections on the needs of women living in poverty, on improving
literacy and education, on ending violence against women, and on the importance
of women’s access to capital, land, technology, and employment. Then Glendon blasted the documents’
“exaggerated individualism,” which had compromised commitments made in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Surely, she said, “this international gathering could have done more for
women and girls than to leave them alone with their rights!” Witness to Hope by George Weigel
JMJ
When in the course of history, Man is challenged to compromise his fundamental right to the sacredness and dignity of his being from the moment of conception to natural death; the inevitable right of Man is to respond uncompromisingly to Truth. Truth must prevail against any form of delusion that freedom is only found in the world’s contagion that the freedom to choose is the inevitable right of
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