Sunday, July 9, 2023
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Samuel, Chapter 12, Verse 20
“Do not FEAR,” Samuel answered them. “You
have indeed committed all this evil! Yet do not turn from the LORD, but serve
him with your whole heart.
Jesus
was fearless. He is the model of a true Israelite. He as a man was fearless. He
as a man was sinless yet He associated with the sinful: Judas who betrayed;
Peter who denied, Nicodemus who was silent; Herod who mocked, Pilate who washed
his hands, and all the people who preferred Barabbas and cried for Christ’s
torture and death on the cross. Yet He did not turn from his Father but served
Him with his whole heart; which was pierced for our sins. We have indeed
committed all this evil—yet because of Him we can serve with our whole heart.
Now
our goal is to be God’s sons and daughters-Saints of God. To fear the Lord and
serve Him faithfully you must live the Beatitudes of Christ. I recently revised
my book on the Divine Mercy Hikes. Perhaps today would be a good day to hike
and meditate on Christ’s beatitudes.
Hike of West Fork Oak Creek Sedona,
Arizona
West Fork
Oak Creek is a popular trail. There is a pleasant little stream that ripples
along the canyon floor as you hike it where you can look up at the dizzying
cliffs that tower above it.
During this
hike you will meditate on each of the ways you may have been walking away from
God; marking each of the meditations as you cross the stream multiple times. On
the return hike, you will meditate using the walking towards God meditations as
you cross the stream. Remember every journey away from something is a journey
toward something—the first meditations are the seven deadly sins with fear
added as an eighth; and you will be meditating on the Beatitudes of Christ on
the way back in reverse order.
Walking away from GOD
(Have I been/Shown?)
1
FEAR: Terror, Dread; Horror, Fright; Panic, Alarm;
Trepidation, Apprehension.
2
PRIDE/HUBRIS: Arrogant; Conceit; Smugness; Self-importance;
Satisfaction; Pleasure; Delight.
3
ENVY: Jealousy, Desire; Resentment, Spite, Malice,
Meanness.
4
WRATH: Anger, Annoyance, Rage; Fury, Aggravation,
Frustration.
5
AVARICE: Greed; Materialism; Covetousness,
Acquisitiveness.
6
SLOTH: Laziness, Idleness; Sluggishness, Inactivity;
Indolence (condition that is slow to develop or be healed and causes no
pain-i.e. fail to resist evil) Apathy.
7
GLUTTONY: Excess, Exclusivity; Over indulgence;
Intemperance.
8
LUST: Yearn, Desire; Long for, Hanker for; Hunger
for, Ache for, Crave.
Walking toward GOD
(Have I failed to be, do; or show?)
8 CHASTITY (PURITY OF HEART):
Cleanliness, Wholesomeness; Spotlessness, Clarity; Transparency,
Knowledge, Honesty, Wisdom. Opposing Deadly Sin: LUST
Blessed are
the clean of heart, for they shall see God. The clean of heart are those who
preserve with care the innocence with which they are invested at holy Baptism,
or seek to regain it, when lost, by penance; those who keep their hearts and
consciences unspotted from all sinful thoughts, particularly from all unchaste
thoughts, desires, words, and acts, and who endeavor in all things to have a
pure intention directed to God alone. They shall see God, that is, they shall
know Him even here upon earth, for as the eye that is to see must be clean, so
only souls that are pure and unstained can behold God. But further, our
knowledge is like our hearts; the purer the heart the clearer and greater is
the knowledge of God. But in the world above they shall see, know, and possess
Him as He is. What blessedness! Strive, therefore, to keep your heart clean.
7 TEMPERANCE (POOR IN SPIRIT):
Sacrifice, Give Up; Forgo, Let Go; Surrender, Tithe, Self-Control,
Abstention. Opposing Deadly Sin: GLUTTONY
The poor in
spirit are: 1. Those who, like the apostles, readily forsake all earthly
things, and for Christ’s sake become poor. 2. Those who, happening to lose
their property by misfortune or injustice, suffer the loss patiently, in
resignation to the will of God. 3. Those who, like Jesus, are content with
their poor and humble position, seek no higher or happier one, and would rather
suffer want than enrich themselves by unlawful acts, by fraud or theft. 4. The
rich and noble who set not their hearts upon the riches and greatness of the
world who use their riches and influence to relieve the misery of the needy and
oppressed. 5. Finally, the truly humble, who, convinced of their weakness,
their helplessness and misery, think lowly of themselves, and regard themselves
but as beggars, who are always in need of the grace of God. To all these,
therefore, in whose hearts the world has no place, there is assured, as their
inheritance, the kingdom of heaven; here the kingdom of grace there the kingdom
of glory.
6 DILIGENCE (HUNGER & THRIST
FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS): Fairness, Impartiality; Righteousness,
Evenhandedness; Fair Dealing, Persistence, Effort, Ethics, Rectitude. Opposing
Deadly Sin: SLOTH
Blessed are
they that hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall have their fill.
Hunger and thirst denote the most ardent longing after those virtues which
constitute Christian perfection, such as humility, meekness, the love of God
and of our neighbor, penance. Whoever longs for these virtues as the hungry man
does for food and drink, and prays to God for them with perseverance and
earnestness, shall have his fill; that is, he shall be enriched with them, and
one day shall be satisfied with eternal Happiness.
5 CHARITY (MERCIFUL):
Compassion; Kindness, Pity; Bigheartedness, Clemency; Openhandedness,
Forgiveness; Liberality, Understanding; Leniency, Will, Benevolence,
Generosity. Opposing Deadly Sin: AVARICE
Blessed are
the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. The merciful here spoken of are: 1.
Those who willingly forgive the injuries done to them. 2. Those who have
compassion on their poor neighbors, and, according to their ability, sustain
them by alms. These shall obtain mercy; that is, God will forgive them their
sins and endow them abundantly with the goods of this world and of the world to
come. Thus God deals with us as we deal
with others.
4 PATIENCE (PEACEMAKERS):
Relations, Mediation; Negotiation—Prevents Destruction, I.E. Stem
Cell/Abortion, Sufferance. Opposing Deadly Sin: WRATH
Blessed are
the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God. By peacemakers
we are to understand those who have peace with themselves, that is, a quiet
conscience, and who endeavor to maintain peace among others, or to restore it
when broken. Such are called the children of God, because they follow God, Who
is a God of peace, and Who even gave His only Son to reconcile the world with
Him, and to bring down upon earth that peace which the world itself could not
give.
3 KINDNESS (MOURNING):
Grief, Sorrow; Remembrance, Respect, Loyalty, Integrity. Opposing Deadly
Sin: ENVY
Blessed are
they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. By them that mourn we are not to
understand such as grieve and lament over a death, a misfortune, a loss of
worldly goods, or the like; but those who are grieved that God should be in so
many ways offended by themselves and by others that His Church should be so
heavily oppressed, and thereby so many souls lost that have been redeemed with
the precious blood of Christ. The only evil really to be grieved for is sin,
and the tears shed on account of sin are the only tears that are profitable,
for they shall be recompensed with everlasting joy.
2 HUMILITY (MEEK): Modesty, Not Assuming, Reverence,
Altruism. Opposing Deadly Sin: PRIDE/HUBRIS
Blessed are
the meek, for they shall possess the land. That man is meek who does not murmur
against God for sending afflictions upon him, who is not angry at men who do
him injury, but who rather suppresses impatience, anger, envy, and revenge,
nay, who seeks to recompense the evil done him by his neighbor with good. Such
a one is greater than he who takes by storm fortified cities (Prov. xvi. 32);
he possesses an unfailing fountain of peace, quiet, and cheerfulness; by his
meekness prevails over the most hostile minds, is by such means truly a ruler
upon earth, and will one day, for his portion, obtain heaven, the land of the
living, there to enjoy eternal peace.
1 LOVE & COURAGE (FAITH-BE NOT
AFRAID): Affection, Adoration; Friendship, Confidence;
Courageous, Trust; Valiant, Reliance; Heroic, Assurance; Bold, Conviction;
Daring, Belief; Fearless, Devotion; Plucky, Loyalty. Opposing Deadly Sin: FEAR
Love
Brothers and sisters do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power.
Help the Pope and all those who wish to serve Christ and with Christ’s power to
serve the human person and the whole of mankind. Do not be afraid: Open wide
the doors for Christ. To his saving power open the boundaries of States,
economic and political systems, the vast fields of culture, civilization and
development. Do not be afraid. Christ knows “what is in man”. He alone knows
it. So often today man does not know what is within him, in the depths of his
mind and heart. So often he is uncertain about the meaning of his life on this
earth. He is assailed by doubt, a doubt which turns into despair. We ask you
therefore, we beg you with humility and trust, let Christ speak to man. He
alone has words of life, yes, of eternal life.
ON KEEPING THE LORD'S DAY HOLY[1]
CHAPTER III
DIES ECCLESIAE
The Eucharistic Assembly:
Heart of Sunday
The table of the Body of Christ
43. This "ascending"
movement is inherent in every Eucharistic celebration and makes it a joyous
event, overflowing with gratitude and hope. But it emerges particularly at
Sunday Mass because of its special link with the commemoration of the Resurrection.
By contrast, this "Eucharistic" rejoicing which "lifts up our
hearts" is the fruit of God's "descending" movement towards us,
which remains forever etched in the essential sacrificial element of the
Eucharist, the supreme expression and celebration of the mystery of the kenosis,
the descent by which Christ "humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even death on a Cross" (Phil 2:8).
The Mass in fact truly makes
present the sacrifice of the Cross. Under the species of bread and wine,
upon which has been invoked the outpouring of the Spirit who works with
absolutely unique power in the words of consecration, Christ offers himself to
the Father in the same act of sacrifice by which he offered himself on the
Cross. "In this divine sacrifice, which is accomplished in the Mass, the
same Christ who offered himself once and for all in a bloody manner on the
altar of the Cross is contained and is offered in an unbloody manner". To
his sacrifice Christ unites the sacrifice of the Church: "In the Eucharist
the sacrifice of Christ becomes also the sacrifice of the members of his Body.
The lives of the faithful, their praise, sufferings, prayer and work, are
united with those of Christ and with his total offering, and so acquire a new
value". The truth that the whole community shares in Christ's sacrifice is
especially evident in the Sunday gathering, which makes it possible to bring to
the altar the week that has passed, with all its human burdens.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost[2]
This Sunday stresses
the need for constant repentance and fidelity to our baptismal vows.
THE Introit of the Mass of to-day is
the prayer of a soul that confides in the powerful and benign protection of
God. The Lord is the strength of His people, and the protector of the salvation
of His anointed. Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance, and rule
them forever. Unto Thee will I cry, O my God be not Thou silent to me, lest I
become like them that go down into the pit (Ps. xxvii. 8, 9, 1).
Prayer.
O God of hosts, to Whom belongeth all that is best, infuse into our breasts the
love of Thy name, and grant within us an increase of devotion, that Thou mayest
nourish what is good, and by the pursuit of piety preserve what Thou hast
nourished.
EPISTLE. Rom. vi. &-11.
Brethren: All we, who are baptized
in Christ Jesus, are baptized in His death. For we are buried together with Him
by baptism unto death: that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of
the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His
resurrection. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the
body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer. For
he that is dead is justified from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we
believe that we shall live also together with Christ: knowing that Christ
rising again from the dead, dieth now no more, death shall no more have
dominion over Him. For in that He died to sin, He died once: but in that He
liveth, He liveth unto God. So, do you also reckon that you are dead to sin,
but alive unto God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Explanation.
St. Paul here exhorts us that as through baptism we become members of Christ’s
mystical body, what was accomplished in Him actually must also take place in us
spiritually. As Jesus died for our sins, was buried, rose again, and ascended
into heaven, so also must we, once risen from sin, live henceforth to God, a
new, holy life, conformed to that of Christ.
GOSPEL. Mark viii. 1-9.
At that time, when there was a great multitude with Jesus,
and they had nothing to eat, calling His disciples together, He saith to them:
I have compassion on the multitude; for behold they have now been with Me three
days, and have nothing to eat. And if I shall send them away fasting to their
home, they will faint in the way: for some of them came from afar off. And His
disciples answered Him: From whence can anyone fill them here with bread in the
wilderness? And He asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven. And He
commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground. And taking the seven
loaves, giving thanks, He broke, and gave to His disciples for to set before
them, and they set them before the people. And they had a few little fishes and
He blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them. And they did eat and
were filled, and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven
baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and He sent them
away.
Why
did Jesus say, I have compassion on the multitude, etc.?
To confirm
by acts what He had previously, through St. Matthew (Matt. vi. 33), taught in
words, namely, that to them who seek first the kingdom of God and His justice,
all other things shall be added without asking; and to show us, at the same
time, the greatness of God’s love, which takes account of every hour spent in
His service, and compassionates every want of man. The multitude were not
solicitous for food, and had not even asked it from Him, and yet He cared for them.
Renewal
of Baptismal Promises[3]
V.
Do you reject Satan?
R. I do.
V. And all his
works?
R. I do.
V. And all his
empty promises?
R. I do.
V. Do you
believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
R. I do.
V. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born
of the Virgin Mary was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and
is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
R. I do.
V. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
R. I do.
V. God, the
all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has given us a new birth by water
and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven all our sins. May he also keep us faithful to
our Lord Jesus Christ for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
(This is a family service that is directed by one of the parents. The family
members renew their baptismal vows and sprinkle themselves with the Easter
water,)
Pray for our Nation.
Let Freedom Ring-Day 3 “Freedom
from Treason.”
(See Character is Destiny for opposing virtue: LOYALTY)
My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at
a word from you the devil and his minions flee in terror. You are the source of
all truth. You are the source of all strength. By the power of your Cross and
Resurrection, we beseech you, O Lord To extend your saving arm and to send your
holy angels. To defend us as we do battle with Satan and his demonic forces. Exorcise,
we pray, that which oppresses your Bride, The Church, So that within ourselves,
our families, our parishes, our dioceses, and our nation. We may turn fully
back to you in all fidelity and trust. Lord, we know if you will it, it will be
done. Give us the perseverance for this mission, we pray. Amen
Our
Lady of the Immaculate Conception ... pray for us
St.
Joseph ... pray for us
St.
Michael the Archangel ... pray for us
(the
patron of your parish) ... pray for us
(your
confirmation saint) ... pray for us
"Freedom
from Treason" by Fr. Jim Altman
Dear
family, the very word "treason" stirs a fundamental loathing within
us toward the traitor. Nobody likes a traitor, a betrayer. Indeed, as to the
greatest traitor of all time, the betrayer of the Son of God, Jesus Himself
said "... woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It
would be better for that man if he had never been born." Mt 26:24
The
common understanding or definition of traitor is criminal disloyalty, typically
to the state. It is a crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against
one's nation or sovereign. Perhaps the most ancient figure that exemplifies
treason is Brutus, who betrayed Julius Caesar, through whom Shakespeare had
utter the famous words "et tu Brute?" - "and you, Brutus" -
even you, Brutus, my friend? Remember such similar, chilling words, spoken
2,000 years ago, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a
kiss?" Lk 22:48.
As
Americans - at least before the current historical revisionism - we have known
since schooldays what to think of treason. We were taught what to think through
classic examples that, like every good parable, imparted to us the sense of
right and wrong. On the one hand, we learned of the betrayal by Benedict
Arnold, whose name has become synonymous with treason. Benjamin Franklin wrote
that "Judas sold only one man, Arnold three million." On the other
hand, we learned of the glorious sacrifice of Nathan Hale who, as he stood
before the British gallows, uttered the renowned words "I only regret that
I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who
can forget the brave witness of Faith of Bishop St. John Fisher who refused to
apostatize himself before the malevolent King Henry VIII, whilst the rest of
the cowardly episcopacy bent to the will of a mere human. Who can forget the
more recent brave witnesses of the Mexican clergy-martyrs, like Blessed Miguel
Pro, or the incomprehensibly brave 14-year-old boy, St. José Sánchez del Río.
It
all fits together ... the secular revulsion we have toward the "Benedict
Arnolds" of the world, and the revulsion we have toward the
"Judases" who betrayed us in the Faith. It certainly explains the
revulsion that the faithful had for the grave betrayal of the abuse scandal. It
was bad enough that abuse occurred in the first place; it was immeasurably
worse when certain members of the hierarchy covered it up, it was much worse
than that when others who knew stood by and did nothing, and worst of all when
some of the hierarchy themselves were perpetrators. The grave consequences to
the faith of the faithful is well known.
But
it is easy to blame those we readily identify as Judases. It is a lot easier
to point the finger at other particularly evil traitors, but what about us? Let
us never forget the parable Jesus taught about those who were convinced of
their own righteousness. How often are we like the Pharisee who took up his
position in the Temple "... and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O
God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity-greedy, dishonest,
adulterous-or even like this tax collector." Lk 18:11
The
fact is that we all have been traitors. In fact, we all are traitors, to a
greater or lesser extent, maybe, but traitors nonetheless, every single time we
betray the Sacrifice on Calvary, every time we sin, in what we have done and in
what we have failed to do. We betray the Cross of Christ every time we refuse
to pick up our cross and follow Jesus to our own personal Calvary. For today,
let us look at what might be the most insidious way we betray Jesus in what we
have failed to do.
As
the great Archbishop Charles Chaput once said: "For Pope Benedict, lay
people and priests don't need to publicly renounce their Catholic faith to be
apostates; they simply need to be silent when their baptism demands that they
speak out, to be cowards when Jesus asks them to have courage." So, what
about us? What about our own treason?
Dear
family, in our PC-poisoned culture, we are stigmatized, chastised and
ostracized when we try to live out our Faith publicly. We are hammered by the
proposition that we are being "judgmental" when we stand up for the
Truths of our Faith. Yet, if we speak the unchanged and unchangeable Truth
about sin, and endure the repercussions for speaking up and speaking out, should
we not have the same attitude as Jesus to the temple guard, "If I
have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do
you strike me?" Jn 18:23
Let
us pray this day to be free from treason - from highest treason -
against Jesus our Lord, in what we do, but perhaps even more, in what we have
failed to do, by remaining silent when our baptism calls us to arms, to stand
up and speak out against sin in the world. Indeed, dear family, we will know we
have gone spiritually blind when we can see nothing significantly wrong with
something that God has called sin.
Prayer
of Reparation
My
Lord and my God, we have allowed the temptation of the devil to move our hearts
to move our hearts toward treason. We have fallen into treason when we have not
lived up to the call of our Baptism by not acknowledging You before others. We
fear the persecution in every aspect of our lives, especially those things that
impact on our income, or on our social relationships. In our weakness, we have
been weak in Faith, and betrayed You like Peter in the courtyard, denying You
far many more times. In so many ways, we fear the ill-will of man more than we
fear the loss of Heaven. We turn to You Lord, in our weakness, and beg Your
forgiveness for our countless betrayals. We love You, Lord, and we beg for the
courage to say to others, "yes, I know Him Who is Lord of Heaven and
Earth." We know, Lord, if You will it, it will be done. Trusting in You,
we offer our prayer to You who live and reign forever and ever.
Prayer
of Exorcism
Lord
God of Heaven and Earth, in your power and goodness, you created all things. You
set a path for us to walk on and a way to an eternal relationship. By the
strength of your arm and Word of your mouth Cast from your Holy Church every
fearful deceit of the Devil Drive from us manifestations of the demonic that
oppress us and beckon us to faithlessness and fear. Still the lying tongue of
the devil and his forces so that we may act freely and faithfully to your will.
Send your holy angels to cast out all influence that the demonic entities in
charge of fear have planted in your church. Free us, our families, our parish,
our diocese, and our country from all trickery and deceit perpetrated by the
Devil and his hellish legions. Trusting in your goodness Lord, we know if you
will it, it will be done in unity with Your Son and the Holy Spirit, One God
for ever and ever. Amen.
Litany of the Blessed Sacrament
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
God the Father in heaven, have mercy upon us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Jesus, present with us now in this holy sacrament. We adore
you.
Jesus, who changed water into wine and blessed the wedding
at Cana.
Jesus, who ate with sinners and tax collectors.
Jesus, who blessed the home of Martha and Mary.
Jesus, who sat at table with your friends at the Last Supper.
Jesus, who offered your body on the Cross for all.
Jesus, who blessed and broke bread for Cleopas and his
companion.
Jesus, throned in the highest at the marriage supper of the
Lamb.
Jesus, have mercy upon us.
Jesus, bread of life.
Jesus, priest of the new covenant.
Jesus, manna from heaven.
Jesus, cup of blessing.
Jesus, food of eternal life.
In the gift of the eucharist,
we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes again.
In the gift of the eucharist.
you satisfy our hunger.
In the gift of the eucharist,
you unite us into one body.
In communion,
may we receive you worthily.
In communion,
may we humbly adore you.
In communion,
may we pledge our lives to serve you.
In communion,
may we be strengthened to deeds of love and compassion.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
grant us peace.
Jesus said, ‘I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’
Lord Jesus, Christ
we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament
you have given us the memorial of your passion:
grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of your body and blood
that we may know within ourselves
and show forth in our lives
the fruits of your redemption;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
14th Amendment to US
Constitution ratified, July 9, 1868[4]
This amendment to the Constitution granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
Under
current law, U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants are automatically
considered U.S. citizens. Select states and certain Federal lawmakers are
hoping to change that. In an effort to end birthright citizenship – which has its origins in English
common law – for
children of unauthorized immigrants born in the United States, state and
federal lawmakers have proposed everything from state-level legislation to a
constitutional amendment. They claim that by repealing birthright citizenship,
the United States will deter immigrants from coming to the United States and
giving birth to what they term "anchor babies" through whom
unauthorized family members allegedly then obtain legal status. Proponents for a
repeal of birthright citizenship are drafting state-level legislation to deny
privileges of U.S. citizenship to the U.S.-born children of unauthorized
aliens. Because citizenship is within the purview of the federal government,
and not the states, the proponents hope that doing so will ultimately trigger a
Supreme Court review of the law.
Position of the Catholic Church
To
address legitimate concerns surrounding immigration law enforcement in the
United States, the Catholic Church believes that our country must pass
immigration reform laws to ensure the rule of law, while simultaneously
ensuring that the laws that rule are rooted in the reunification of family and
respectful of the human dignity of the immigrants in our midst. The Church
opposes the repeal of birthright citizenship because it would render innocent
children stateless, depriving them of the ability to thrive in their
communities and reach their full potential. The Church believes that a repeal
of birthright citizenship would create a permanent underclass in U.S. society,
contravening U.S. democratic tradition; undermining the human dignity of
innocent children who would be punished though they did nothing wrong; and
ultimately weakening the family. Because of this, the Church opposes efforts
underway for its repeal.
Catechism of the
Catholic Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION
OF FAITH
SECTION
TWO-I. THE CREEDS
CHAPTER TWO
I
BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
Article 4-"JESUS
CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED"
571 The Paschal mystery of Christ's
cross and Resurrection stands at the centre of the Good News that the apostles,
and the Church following them, are to proclaim to the world. God's saving plan
was accomplished "once for all" by the redemptive death of his
Son Jesus Christ.
572 The Church remains faithful to
the interpretation of "all the Scriptures" that Jesus gave both
before and after his Passover: "Was it not necessary that the Christ
should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" Jesus'
sufferings took their historical, concrete form from the fact that he was
"rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes", who
handed "him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified".
573 Faith can therefore try to
examine the circumstances of Jesus' death, faithfully handed on by the Gospels and
illuminated by other historical sources, the better to understand the meaning
of the Redemption.
Daily
Devotions
·
Today in honor of the
Holy Trinity do the Divine Office giving your day to God. To honor God REST: no
shopping after 6 pm Saturday till Monday. Don’t forget the internet.
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Purity
·
Novena
to Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Day 3
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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