Sunday, August 14, 2016
Hebrews, Chapter 10, Verse 26-27
26 If we sin deliberately
after receiving knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains sacrifice for
sins 27 but a fearful
prospect of judgment and a flaming fire that is going to consume the
adversaries.
Have you not been
attending Mass? Do you have habitual sins that plague you? Have you lost hope
after having full knowledge of the truth? Do not abandon hope in the promises
of Christ. There will be a second coming. Turn around for here is a very solemn
warning about deliberate sin. If you turn your back on the sacrifice of Christ,
there is no other sacrifice for sin to appeal to. Do not reject salvation that
comes from the Son of God. Only His blood can save us from the inescapable judgment
of God.[1]
Therefore go to confession attend Mass weekly and increase in faith, hope, and
love.
Perseverance is Essential[2]
We need to persevere
because confidence will be rewarded; obedience will be recognized; shrinking
back will be regretted; and Christ’s return will be celebrated. Our journey is
not a sprint, but a marathon. We must pace ourselves and endure to the end.
Blessing of Herbs and Fruits[3]
O God, who by
Moses Thy servant didst command the children of Israel to carry their sheaves
of new fruits to the priests for a blessing, to take the finest fruits of the
orchards, and to make merry before Thee, the Lord their God: Kindly hear our
supplications, and pour forth the abundance of Thy blessing upon us and upon
these sheaves of new grain, new herbs, and assortment of fruits, which we
gratefully present to Thee and which we bless on this feast in Thy name. And
grant that men, cattle, sheep, and beasts of burden may find in them a remedy
against sickness, pestilence, sores, injuries, spells, the poison of snakes,
and the bites of other venomous and nonvenomous creatures. And may they bring
protection against diabolical illusions, machinations, and deceptions wherever
they are kept or carried, or with whatever arrangement is made of them: that
with sheaves of good works and through the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary
whose Feast of the Assumption we celebrate, we may deserve to be lifted up to
heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy son, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God unto endless ages. Amen.
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