“EVEN IN TIME OF PERSECUTION LET THE CROSS BE YOUR JOY (St. Cyril of Jerusalem).” The Catholic Church glories in every deed of Christ. Her supreme glory, however, is the cross. Well aware of this, Paul says: God forbid that I glory in anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ! At Siloam, there was…
Category: Love for Christ’s Cross
TRIALS, EFFORT AND VIRTUES.
TRIALS, EFFORT AND VIRTUES. Our life cannot be without sorrow, pain or worry. Nobody can expect to go through life without them. Nevertheless, a Christian can bring out a lot of good from life’s difficulties, if he or she knows how to take advantage of them with the help of God’s grace. We cannot make…
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT.
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT. Loving God entails identifying our will with His Most Divine Will. May we want what He wants in everyting even if it might cost us our wealth, honor, material possessions…life. For this to be a reality, we need to deny ourselves many times during the day to…
THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS. Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 5. Summary vid + full text.
THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS. Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 5. Summary vid + full text. OUTLINE WHAT OUR LORD HAD SUFFERED SO FAR: THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS: HISTORICAL AND MEDICAL DETAILS ON THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS: And they struck his head with a reed, and spat upon…
FOLLOWING CHRIST DEMANDS SELF-RENUNCIATION. Summary vid + full text.
ON THE NECESSITY OF INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST: Make It a Habit to Say “NO” to Yourself for Love of God “And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me…
2nd Sunday of Lent (A). LESSONS FROM OUR LORD’S TRANSFIGURATION. Summary vid + full text.
2nd Sunday of Lent THE LESSONS OF OUR LORD’S TRANSFIGURATION FROM THE SORROW OF THE CROSS TO THE GLORY OF RESURRECTION OUTLINE Summary of Ideas of the Sunday readings. The Lessons from Our Lord’s Transfiguration at Mount Tabor. 2.1. The Revelation of the Trinity 2.2. It removes the scandal of the Cross: it forewarns and…
Sept. 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS. The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Stabat Mater. Audiovisual summary and text.
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POPE FRANCIS: WHERE IS GOD IF EVIL IS PRESENT IN THE WORLD?
POPE FRANCIS: WHERE IS GOD IF EVIL IS PRESENT IN THE WORLD? Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the FULL TEXT OF POPE’S SHORT & BEAUTIFUL SPEECH which is MUST READ for all. In it, Pope Francis spoke about the difficult questions in this world regarding the existence of God and the problem of…
12th Sunday O.T. (C). CHRISTIANS: LIVE FOR CHRIST! LIVE CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITHALONE” (Solafide) WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL.
12th Sunday O.T. (C) A CHRISTIAN LIVES FOR CHRIST AND LIVES CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITH ALONE” WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL. Dear brethren in Christ, today’s Sunday liturgy underlines a very important idea: THE CHRISTIAN IS THE ONE WHO LIVES FOR CHRIST THE MESSIAH AND LIVES CHRIST’S LIFE. In the Gospel (Lk 9:18-24), we…
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