Zephaniah, Chapter 3, Verse 15-16
15
The LORD has removed the judgment against you, he has turned away your enemies;
The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst, you have no further misfortune
to FEAR. 16 On that day, it shall be said to
Jerusalem: Do not fear, Zion, do not
be discouraged!
Zephaniah like many prophets closes by offering the
Israelites a plan for repentance that invites the people to walk in it. He
navigates the path back to God, outlining it this way.[1]
1. Wait for
God to remove the cancerous
population. (vv. 8-11)
2. Trust God
to restore a remnant of humble,
obedient men and women. (vv. 12-13)
3. Look to
God and rejoice that he has taken
away your guilt. (vv. 14-15)
4. Hope in
God to renew your peace and strength
(vv. 16-17)
5. Allow God
to recover the appointed feasts and
the lost people (vv. 18-20)
Apostolic
Exhortation[2]
Veneremur
Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling
of The Most
Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix,
to Priests, Deacons, Religious and the Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix
on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
My
beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Part III
Loving and Adoring the
Eucharistic Lord
VI. Pastors, have one
Eucharistic procession each year in your parish.
98. Consider what is
communicated non-verbally to both those who participate and those who witness
it: that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist; that He personally leads His
people through space and time; that the faithful are linked to Him as His
body-members; that the bishop and priests are configured to Him as the head;
that everyone has a place in His body; that the Church has a place and role in
public, not just in private; that the Church is not afraid of the world but
confidently bears the light of Christ to it; that the Church is filled with
joy, peace, and confidence in Christ.
99. One need only consider any
year or even every month in our age to see that the people take their passions
to the streets to be seen and heard. Riots, protests, marches, and
demonstrations in the streets are common, but too often they are fueled by
narrow ideologies and enflamed by bitterness, resentment, anger, and a cramped
secularist perspective. Imagine the witness in our neighborhoods, towns, and
cities for people of all backgrounds to see that the Church has a message to
bring to the streets – that of Christ’s Eucharistic presence, His victory
over all evil, sin, and death – and she is enflamed with the attractive
witness of love, joy, and peace.
100. Therefore, I invite our
pastors, along with their closest collaborators, to consider planning one
Eucharistic procession each year in your parish boundary. Imagine how one
beautiful Eucharistic procession would imprint the memories of children and
families with the Eucharistic mystery.
To be continued…
Which are the fruits of the Holy Ghost? They are the twelve following:
1. Charity.
2.
Joy.
3. Peace.
4. Patience.
5. Benignity.
6. Goodness.
7. Longsuffering.
8. Mildness.
9. Faith.
10. Modesty.
11.
Continency.
12.
Chastity.
These fruits
should be visible in the Christian, for thereby men shall know that the Holy
Ghost dwells in him, as the tree is known by its fruit.
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
PART
ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION
TWO I. THE CREEDS
CHAPTER
THREE-I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
Article 12 "I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"
III. The
Final Purification, or Purgatory
1030 All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still
imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after
death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to
enter the joy of heaven.
1031 The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final
purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of
the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory
especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. the tradition of the Church,
by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire:
As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before
the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that
whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in
this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain
offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come.
1032 This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for
the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: "Therefore Judas
Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their
sin." From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the
dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic
sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The
Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken
on behalf of the dead:
Let us help and commemorate them. If Job's sons were
purified by their father's sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for
the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who
have died and to offer our prayers for them.
Fitness
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Week Ahead
·
June 19th Corpus
Christi Sunday
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Individuals
with Mental Illness
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
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·
Rosary
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