Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
Just as St. Paul exhorts the strong to serve the weak because Christ “did not please Himself”, we Catholics, with “one voice” should defend the weakest among us, including the pre-born, the elderly, and the disabled. The doctrine of the resurrection of the body is a consoling truth of our faith, especially when we think of those “little ones” who have been killed so gruesomely.
Read MoreJesus urges us to be vigilant. We must not allow ourselves to forget that He will return soon. We can be tempted to live life according to our own selfish desires, but St. Paul warns us to resist such a temptation. Drunkenness, promiscuity, and lust are all distractions from our true happiness.
Read MoreOn this great solemnity, we honour Christ as our King and Ruler of our hearts, to whom we owe allegiance, fidelity, and love. For in him “we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” What a tremendous gift this is – to be made whole again and reconciled with God through the “blood of his cross.”
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