Tribulation Times
(Eph 4:21-24) If so be that you have heard him and have been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus: To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error. And be renewed in spirit of your mind: And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth. POPE BENEDICT XVI: "Jesus has demonstrated to us what it means to live with our feet firmly planted on the earth, attentive to the concrete situations of our neighbor, and at the same time having our heart always in Heaven, immersed in God's mercy". IN THE NEWS: Scrutiny of a saintly life finds a home here
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REFLECTION by Father Ted – February 25, 2011 My dearest Lord Jesus, thank You again for allowing Your Mother to speak to us through Maria. You want us to respond to Your call to holiness and to love. You want us to radiate Your love to others. Because of this You exhort us through Mary to work on our own conversions so that we can effectively witness to others Your love and Your call for them to become holy – just as You are holy. So many of our brothers and sisters do not even know their purpose in life. As Jeff Cavins said in one of his talks on the Bible – our young people do not know their origin; they do not know their destiny; they do not know their purpose in life. You have come to reveal to all of us our origin, our destiny, and our purpose in life. You have been telling us that You created us; that You desire us to be with You in Your home with Your Father and Your Holy Spirit; that You and the Father and Your Holy Spirit want us to become saints. You have been telling us that You are always with us, though we may not sense Your Presence. You have been telling us that You are always guiding us, though we may not sense this reality. You have been telling us that You offer to us every single day the helps that we need in order to do Your Will – to become holy and to help our brothers and sisters in their needs. You have sent Your Mother to us to help us, to encourage us, to teach us how to become holy. And You have warned us that when we do not listen to her, when we do not respond to Your guidance that not only do we become miserable and unhappy, but, unless we allow You to help us to change, we will deprive ourselves of our ultimate purpose in life which is to be with You and Your Holy Family in heaven.
Yes, You have warned us that unless we do what You ask of us, we will end up in Gehenna, that is Hell, with those spiritual beings who rejected Your eternal love – with those who have been constantly tempting us not to keep Your commandments, not to do Your Will, not to become holy. They have been enticing us with so many things that actually prevent us from experiencing Your love. They have been keeping us so busy that we do not make time each day to listen to You and to do what You ask of us. Dearest Jesus, help us to reject their persuasions. Help us to use our time and our energy well. Help us to seek first Your kingship over ourselves and Your righteousness. Yes, Jesus, help us to become saints.Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 28- "On holy and blessed prayer" 12. Do not be bold, even though you may have attained purity; but rather approach with great humility, an you will receive still more boldness.
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March 1, 2011
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FROM THE MAILBAG
REFLECTION by Father Ted – February 25, 2011 My dearest Lord Jesus, thank You again for allowing Your Mother to speak to us through Maria. You want us to respond to Your call to holiness and to love. You want us to radiate Your love to others. Because of this You exhort us through Mary to work on our own conversions so that we can effectively witness to others Your love and Your call for them to become holy – just as You are holy. So many of our brothers and sisters do not even know their purpose in life. As Jeff Cavins said in one of his talks on the Bible – our young people do not know their origin; they do not know their destiny; they do not know their purpose in life. You have come to reveal to all of us our origin, our destiny, and our purpose in life. You have been telling us that You created us; that You desire us to be with You in Your home with Your Father and Your Holy Spirit; that You and the Father and Your Holy Spirit want us to become saints. You have been telling us that You are always with us, though we may not sense Your Presence. You have been telling us that You are always guiding us, though we may not sense this reality. You have been telling us that You offer to us every single day the helps that we need in order to do Your Will – to become holy and to help our brothers and sisters in their needs. You have sent Your Mother to us to help us, to encourage us, to teach us how to become holy. And You have warned us that when we do not listen to her, when we do not respond to Your guidance that not only do we become miserable and unhappy, but, unless we allow You to help us to change, we will deprive ourselves of our ultimate purpose in life which is to be with You and Your Holy Family in heaven.
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Yes, You have warned us that unless we do what You ask of us, we will end up in Gehenna, that is Hell, with those spiritual beings who rejected Your eternal love – with those who have been constantly tempting us not to keep Your commandments, not to do Your Will, not to become holy. They have been enticing us with so many things that actually prevent us from experiencing Your love. They have been keeping us so busy that we do not make time each day to listen to You and to do what You ask of us. Dearest Jesus, help us to reject their persuasions. Help us to use our time and our energy well. Help us to seek first Your kingship over ourselves and Your righteousness. Yes, Jesus, help us to become saints.Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 28- "On holy and blessed prayer" 12. Do not be bold, even though you may have attained purity; but rather approach with great humility, an you will receive still more boldness.
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