Sunday, November 23, 2008

From Mark Mallett:

Trumpets of Warning! — Part V

Set the trumpet to your lips,
for a vulture is over the house of the Lord. (Hosea 8:1)

SINCE writing this on September 14th, 2006, it has been surprising how quickly the conditions for what is written here seem to have fallen into place. For a couple of months now, I have been hearing the words,

The parallel communities are now forming.

More on that in another writing.

Particularly for my new readers, this writing gives a very broad picture of what I feel the Spirit is saying to the Church today. I am filled with great hope, because this present storm will not last. At the same time, I feel the Lord continually urging me on (despite my protests) to prepare us for the realities which we face. It is not a time for fear, but for strengthening; not a time for despair, but preparation for a victorious battle.

But a battle nonetheless!

The Christian attitude is twofold: one that recognizes and discerns the struggle, but always hopes in the victory attained through faith, even in suffering. That is not fluffy optimism, but the fruit of those who live as priests, prophets, and kings, participating in the life, passion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Today, the Feast of Christ the King (November 23rd, 2008), is a good day to remember and understand that we share in His authority and power by virtue of our baptism.

For Christians, the moment has arrived to free themselves from a false inferiority complex… to be valiant witnesses of Christ. —Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, LifeSiteNews.com, Nov. 20th, 2008

I have updated the following writing:

Continue reading here: http://www.markmallett.com/blog/?p=262

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