We all rejoice in Heaven!
June 6, 2023
Dear Family of Mary!
In
the Gospel today (Mark 12:18-27) the Sadducees ask Jesus a trick
question about the woman who was married 7 times, to brothers, each of
whom died. They ask Jesus whose wife she will be at the resurrection?
Of course the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection. But Jesus
tells them:
"Are
you not misled because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of
God? When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in
marriage, but they are like angels in heaven..."
Jesus
could not be stumped. But we can have wrong ideas of heaven too. Our
Lady has spoken of heaven with great joy, hoping we can also have the
joy of anticipation of heaven. She can't be stumped either:
Easter Sunday, April 22, 1984
"We all rejoice in Heaven. Rejoice with us."
November 27, 1986 "Dear
children! Again today I call you to consecrate your life to me with
love, so I am able to guide you with love. I love you, dear children,
with a special love and I desire to bring you all to Heaven unto God. I
want you to realize that this life lasts briefly compared to the one in
Heaven. Therefore, dear children, decide again today for God. Only that
way will I be able to show how much you are dear to me and how much I
desire all to be saved and to be with me in Heaven. Thank you for having
responded to my call."
January
25, 2021 "Dear children!... Yearn for Heaven; and in Heaven there is no
sorrow or hatred. That is why, little children, decide anew for
conversion and let holiness begin to reign in your life. Thank you for
having responded to my call."
May 25, 1991 "Dear
Children! .... I am here, dear children, to help you and to lead you to
heaven, and in heaven is the joy through which you can already live
heaven now. Thank you for having responded to my call!"
Our
Lady wants us to anticipate heaven as our goal, our real life, a place
of great joy!! No more rancor or interpersonal troubles there!!
Mother
Angelica wrote a fantastic reflection about Heaven that I want to share
with you. I found it in the Magnificat for June 2023, and it was
published by EWTN Publishing in the book: "Mother Angelica on God, His
Home, and His Angels".
Heavenly Ties, Heavenly Love
In
heaven, we will have personal love and consideration for each one
there. We shall be deeply interested in one another, as real brothers
and friends should be. And so, there will be a real family bond between
us—an all-for-one and one-for-all attitude. We will possess that
all-embracing love that includes everyone and excludes no one. It will
be founded in God and never waver or lessen for all eternity.
Jesus
gave us a glimpse into this family bond in heaven when he answered the
question of the Sadducees, who asked him about the woman with seven
husbands. According to their all too human way of reasoning, the poor
woman was going to have a problem in heaven. Jesus looked at them sadly
and answered, Is
not the reason why you go wrong, that you understand neither the
Scriptures nor the power of God? For, when they rise from the dead, men
and women do not marry; no, they are like the angels in heaven.
In heaven, we shall be like the angels, not by nature but by our total
love for God and one another. On earth we had friends, parents, and
relatives who were interdependent upon one another for love and support.
But in heaven our happiness is dependent only upon God, and though we
will know and love our dear ones in heaven, our family ties will be
enlarged to include everyone.
Jesus
told a crowd one day that anyone who did the will of his Father in
heaven was his brother, sister, and mother. If this is true of Jesus, it
is also true of us. We will be everything to everyone, with a feeling
of belonging to one another. There will be no prejudice to mar the
happiness of our family life in heaven, no social barriers to overcome,
no feuds or jealousy to endure. Because we will all be one heart and one
soul in God, we shall enjoy the most perfect cordial affection for
everyone, and each one there will be as a brother, sister, mother,
husband, and wife to everyone. The time of testing will be over, and we
shall reap the fruits of virtue for all eternity.
Right on, Mother Angelica!!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
(c)Mary TV 2023
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