1. The need to grow in wisdom and in grace.
Nathanael had Faith but not enough shown by his lack of knowledge. Christ shows his need for more wisdom and grace and what he will see in doing so.
Phillip had a little error when he told Nathanael that Christ was from Nazareth. Yet Nathanael knew that Christ would not come from Nazareth. Christ would grow up in Nazareth but He was from Bethlehem. So we see here Phillip the evangeliser was defective in his knowledge while Nathanael, the convert, knew more.
But Nathanael was still defective in his knowledge. He believed Christ was God just because Christ saw him when he was under the fig tree, i.e. Christ saw him when he was still under the dominion of sin. So Christ tells him; 'you will see greater things if you follow Me, like you will see angels ascending and descending.'
2. The law of the spiritual life.
The law of spirituality according to St. Thomas of Aquinas, is that we must progress continually. If we stop even for a moment we regress or deteriorate. To stop progressing for a month could be disastrous to the spiritual life. So the Gospel for today tells us we must 'grow in wisdom and in grace like Christ' everyday. Just like Joseph and Mary. They grew in wisdom and grace every second they were with Christ. We must do likewise; otherwise, we regress or deteriorate in the spiritual life. And to deteriorate for a week could easily put us out of the Catholic Church.
Christ gave us the example; 'He went home and grew in wisdom and grace.
3. Growing in wisdom.
How do we grow in wisdom? We knowing the commandments of Christ. By knowing the commands of Christ we automatically learn His teachings and doctrines. Christ said; know and obey My commandments. Where will knowledge of dogma come in? As we come to master the commands of Christ, we automatically learn the Dogmas He taught. Knowledge of Morals precede knowledge of Dogmas.
So the more commandments of Christ we know, the more we grow in wisdom. Knowledge of the commands of Christ consist, first, of knowledge of His commandments as He taught in the New Testament and knowledge of its correct interpretation as given to us by the Fathers of the Church. The more we know the commands of Christ as its correct interpretation as given to us by the Fathers of the Church, the more we grow in wisdom.
4. Growing in grace.
After knowing the commands of Christ as enumerated in the New Testament, and there are more than 80 of them; after knowing the correct interpretation given by the Fathers of the Church.......if we put them into practice, i.e. if we obey them.....then we grow in grace.
Every time we know and obey the commands of Christ we grow in grace and can end up being full of grace, like Mary, who is the model of the Catholic Church, Catholics must grow in wisdom and grace until such times that they are full of wisdom and full of grace.
Without one or both of these we are not Catholics.
5. Pope Francis.
Pope Francis and the Vatican Church had shown ignorance of the commands of Christ as shown in their actions and words, specially in 'Amores Laetitia.' This shows lack of wisdom.
Their continuous disobedience to the commands of Christ even up to the point of degrading those who 'obey the commands of Christ' shows they can not receive grace from God. Without wisdom and without grace, they are not Catholics because they are so unlike Christ who went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. They cannot be the 'mystical body of Christ.'
Pope Francis and his FrancisBishops seems to have stopped growing in wisdom and grace after their first year Philosophy.
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Nathanael and the Holy Family.
1. The need to grow in wisdom and in grace.
Nathanael had Faith but not enough shown by his lack of knowledge. Christ shows his need for more wisdom and grace and what he will see in doing so.
Phillip had a little error when he told Nathanael that Christ was from Nazareth. Yet Nathanael knew that Christ would not come from Nazareth. Christ would grow up in Nazareth but He was from Bethlehem. So we see here Phillip the evangeliser was defective in his knowledge while Nathanael, the convert, knew more.
But Nathanael was still defective in his knowledge. He believed Christ was God just because Christ saw him when he was under the fig tree, i.e. Christ saw him when he was still under the dominion of sin. So Christ tells him; 'you will see greater things if you follow Me, like you will see angels ascending and descending.'
2. The law of the spiritual life.
The law of spirituality according to St. Thomas of Aquinas, is that we must progress continually. If we stop even for a moment we regress or deteriorate. To stop progressing for a month could be disastrous to the spiritual life. So the Gospel for today tells us we must 'grow in wisdom and in grace like Christ' everyday. Just like Joseph and Mary. They grew in wisdom and grace every second they were with Christ. We must do likewise; otherwise, we regress or deteriorate in the spiritual life. And to deteriorate for a week could easily put us out of the Catholic Church.
Christ gave us the example; 'He went home and grew in wisdom and grace.
3. Growing in wisdom.
How do we grow in wisdom? We knowing the commandments of Christ. By knowing the commands of Christ we automatically learn His teachings and doctrines. Christ said; know and obey My commandments. Where will knowledge of dogma come in? As we come to master the commands of Christ, we automatically learn the Dogmas He taught. Knowledge of Morals precede knowledge of Dogmas.
So the more commandments of Christ we know, the more we grow in wisdom. Knowledge of the commands of Christ consist, first, of knowledge of His commandments as He taught in the New Testament and knowledge of its correct interpretation as given to us by the Fathers of the Church. The more we know the commands of Christ as its correct interpretation as given to us by the Fathers of the Church, the more we grow in wisdom.
4. Growing in grace.
After knowing the commands of Christ as enumerated in the New Testament, and there are more than 80 of them; after knowing the correct interpretation given by the Fathers of the Church.......if we put them into practice, i.e. if we obey them.....then we grow in grace.
Every time we know and obey the commands of Christ we grow in grace and can end up being full of grace, like Mary, who is the model of the Catholic Church, Catholics must grow in wisdom and grace until such times that they are full of wisdom and full of grace.
Without one or both of these we are not Catholics.
5. Pope Francis.
Pope Francis and the Vatican Church had shown ignorance of the commands of Christ as shown in their actions and words, specially in 'Amores Laetitia.' This shows lack of wisdom.
Their continuous disobedience to the commands of Christ even up to the point of degrading those who 'obey the commands of Christ' shows they can not receive grace from God. Without wisdom and without grace, they are not Catholics because they are so unlike Christ who went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. They cannot be the 'mystical body of Christ.'
Pope Francis and his FrancisBishops seems to have stopped growing in wisdom and grace after their first year Philosophy.
Nathanael had Faith but not enough shown by his lack of knowledge. Christ shows his need for more wisdom and grace and what he will see in doing so.
Phillip had a little error when he told Nathanael that Christ was from Nazareth. Yet Nathanael knew that Christ would not come from Nazareth. Christ would grow up in Nazareth but He was from Bethlehem. So we see here Phillip the evangeliser was defective in his knowledge while Nathanael, the convert, knew more.
But Nathanael was still defective in his knowledge. He believed Christ was God just because Christ saw him when he was under the fig tree, i.e. Christ saw him when he was still under the dominion of sin. So Christ tells him; 'you will see greater things if you follow Me, like you will see angels ascending and descending.'
2. The law of the spiritual life.
The law of spirituality according to St. Thomas of Aquinas, is that we must progress continually. If we stop even for a moment we regress or deteriorate. To stop progressing for a month could be disastrous to the spiritual life. So the Gospel for today tells us we must 'grow in wisdom and in grace like Christ' everyday. Just like Joseph and Mary. They grew in wisdom and grace every second they were with Christ. We must do likewise; otherwise, we regress or deteriorate in the spiritual life. And to deteriorate for a week could easily put us out of the Catholic Church.
Christ gave us the example; 'He went home and grew in wisdom and grace.
3. Growing in wisdom.
How do we grow in wisdom? We knowing the commandments of Christ. By knowing the commands of Christ we automatically learn His teachings and doctrines. Christ said; know and obey My commandments. Where will knowledge of dogma come in? As we come to master the commands of Christ, we automatically learn the Dogmas He taught. Knowledge of Morals precede knowledge of Dogmas.
So the more commandments of Christ we know, the more we grow in wisdom. Knowledge of the commands of Christ consist, first, of knowledge of His commandments as He taught in the New Testament and knowledge of its correct interpretation as given to us by the Fathers of the Church. The more we know the commands of Christ as its correct interpretation as given to us by the Fathers of the Church, the more we grow in wisdom.
4. Growing in grace.
After knowing the commands of Christ as enumerated in the New Testament, and there are more than 80 of them; after knowing the correct interpretation given by the Fathers of the Church.......if we put them into practice, i.e. if we obey them.....then we grow in grace.
Every time we know and obey the commands of Christ we grow in grace and can end up being full of grace, like Mary, who is the model of the Catholic Church, Catholics must grow in wisdom and grace until such times that they are full of wisdom and full of grace.
Without one or both of these we are not Catholics.
5. Pope Francis.
Pope Francis and the Vatican Church had shown ignorance of the commands of Christ as shown in their actions and words, specially in 'Amores Laetitia.' This shows lack of wisdom.
Their continuous disobedience to the commands of Christ even up to the point of degrading those who 'obey the commands of Christ' shows they can not receive grace from God. Without wisdom and without grace, they are not Catholics because they are so unlike Christ who went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. They cannot be the 'mystical body of Christ.'
Pope Francis and his FrancisBishops seems to have stopped growing in wisdom and grace after their first year Philosophy.
Monday, January 01, 2018
He grew in Wisdom and in Grace.
1. The Church is a living entity.
Therefore she grows. Being a spiritual entity, she grows in wisdom and in grace. Wisdom and grace are spiritual entities.
We have seen the principal figures of Advent; the shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna. These are the first souls who entered the Catholic Church. And the season of Advent and Christmas tide is showing us the first stages on how souls enter the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary entered the Catholic Church and went deeper into the heart of the Church. While Simeon is described as having entered the Church, Anna is described by St.Thomas of Aquinas as not only having entered the Church but as having entered deeper into the heart of the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary had also gone much, much deeper inside the Catholic Church.
2. Wrong concept.
Many Catholics believe that the moment one is baptized one enters the Catholic Church and that is it. He is a Catholic. This is a wrong concept. Truly one becomes a Catholic at Baptism but that is just the first step into the Church. One can easily step backward and leave the Church. It is of the utmost importance that a soul goes deeper into the Church. This 'entering' is described at the end of the Gospel where it is written; 'and the child grew in wisdom and in grace.'
3. Christ is the Catholic Church and vice versa.
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Whatever happens to Christ should happen to the Church. And what happen to the Catholic Church should happen to us if we are truly Catholic. The Gospel states that Christ went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. The Catholic Church is a living entity, it does grow; specially in wisdom and in grace, among many other things. And if we are Catholics we must, likewise grow in wisdom and in grace. If we do not, then we are like stunted and deformed Catholics; not a nice sight to behold.
Like Christ, the Church must constantly grow in wisdom and in grace. And if we are Catholic we must, like the Church, grow in wisdom and in grace. The moment we stop growing in wisdom and in grace, we cease being Catholics. We separate ourselves from the Church.
4. How do we grow in wisdom?
We grow in wisdom by knowing intellectually the commandments of Christ as enumerated in the new Testament and as interpreted by the Fathers of the Church. Every time we diligently learn the commands of Christ and its correct interpretation, we grow in wisdom; Scriptures has it, we come to know Christ.
5. How do we grow in grace?
We grow in grace by putting into practice the commands of Christ in its correct interpretation. Obedience to the commands of Christ, Scriptures has it, is love of God that wins graces for the obedient soul. We grow in grace as we obey more and more commands of Christ.
Thus by growing in wisdom and in grace we grow together with Christ and the Church; this is the surest sign we are live members of the Catholic Church.
6. Thus........
During the Advent and Christmastide seasons, the Liturgy teaches us how the Shepherds, Magi, Simeon and Anna entered the Church. Then the Liturgy of the Octave of Christmas teaches us how a soul who has entered the Catholic Church grow in wisdom and grace thus entering deeper into the heart of the Catholic church.
A soul does not just enter the Church and that is it. He must enter the Church and grow with the Church; grow in wisdom and in grace.
Therefore she grows. Being a spiritual entity, she grows in wisdom and in grace. Wisdom and grace are spiritual entities.
We have seen the principal figures of Advent; the shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna. These are the first souls who entered the Catholic Church. And the season of Advent and Christmas tide is showing us the first stages on how souls enter the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary entered the Catholic Church and went deeper into the heart of the Church. While Simeon is described as having entered the Church, Anna is described by St.Thomas of Aquinas as not only having entered the Church but as having entered deeper into the heart of the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary had also gone much, much deeper inside the Catholic Church.
2. Wrong concept.
Many Catholics believe that the moment one is baptized one enters the Catholic Church and that is it. He is a Catholic. This is a wrong concept. Truly one becomes a Catholic at Baptism but that is just the first step into the Church. One can easily step backward and leave the Church. It is of the utmost importance that a soul goes deeper into the Church. This 'entering' is described at the end of the Gospel where it is written; 'and the child grew in wisdom and in grace.'
3. Christ is the Catholic Church and vice versa.
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Whatever happens to Christ should happen to the Church. And what happen to the Catholic Church should happen to us if we are truly Catholic. The Gospel states that Christ went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. The Catholic Church is a living entity, it does grow; specially in wisdom and in grace, among many other things. And if we are Catholics we must, likewise grow in wisdom and in grace. If we do not, then we are like stunted and deformed Catholics; not a nice sight to behold.
Like Christ, the Church must constantly grow in wisdom and in grace. And if we are Catholic we must, like the Church, grow in wisdom and in grace. The moment we stop growing in wisdom and in grace, we cease being Catholics. We separate ourselves from the Church.
4. How do we grow in wisdom?
We grow in wisdom by knowing intellectually the commandments of Christ as enumerated in the new Testament and as interpreted by the Fathers of the Church. Every time we diligently learn the commands of Christ and its correct interpretation, we grow in wisdom; Scriptures has it, we come to know Christ.
5. How do we grow in grace?
We grow in grace by putting into practice the commands of Christ in its correct interpretation. Obedience to the commands of Christ, Scriptures has it, is love of God that wins graces for the obedient soul. We grow in grace as we obey more and more commands of Christ.
Thus by growing in wisdom and in grace we grow together with Christ and the Church; this is the surest sign we are live members of the Catholic Church.
6. Thus........
During the Advent and Christmastide seasons, the Liturgy teaches us how the Shepherds, Magi, Simeon and Anna entered the Church. Then the Liturgy of the Octave of Christmas teaches us how a soul who has entered the Catholic Church grow in wisdom and grace thus entering deeper into the heart of the Catholic church.
A soul does not just enter the Church and that is it. He must enter the Church and grow with the Church; grow in wisdom and in grace.
He grew in Wisdom and in Grace.
1. The Church is a living entity.
Therefore she grows. Being a spiritual entity, she grows in wisdom and in grace. Wisdom and grace are spiritual entities.
We have seen the principal figures of Advent; the shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna. These are the first souls who entered the Catholic Church. And the season of Advent and Christmas tide is showing us the first stages on how souls enter the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary entered the Catholic Church and went deeper into the heart of the Church. While Simeon is described as having entered the Church, Anna is described by St.Thomas of Aquinas as not only having entered the Church but as having entered deeper into the heart of the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary had also gone much, much deeper inside the Catholic Church.
2. Wrong concept.
Many Catholics believe that the moment one is baptized one enters the Catholic Church and that is it. He is a Catholic. This is a wrong concept. Truly one becomes a Catholic at Baptism but that is just the first step into the Church. One can easily step backward and leave the Church. It is of the utmost importance that a soul goes deeper into the Church. This 'entering' is described at the end of the Gospel where it is written; 'and the child grew in wisdom and in grace.'
3. Christ is the Catholic Church and vice versa.
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Whatever happens to Christ should happen to the Church. And what happen to the Catholic Church should happen to us if we are truly Catholic. The Gospel states that Christ went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. The Catholic Church is a living entity, it does grow; specially in wisdom and in grace, among many other things. And if we are Catholics we must, likewise grow in wisdom and in grace. If we do not, then we are like stunted and deformed Catholics; not a nice sight to behold.
Like Christ, the Church must constantly grow in wisdom and in grace. And if we are Catholic we must, like the Church, grow in wisdom and in grace. The moment we stop growing in wisdom and in grace, we cease being Catholics. We separate ourselves from the Church.
4. How do we grow in wisdom?
We grow in wisdom by knowing intellectually the commandments of Christ as enumerated in the new Testament and as interpreted by the Fathers of the Church. Every time we diligently learn the commands of Christ and its correct interpretation, we grow in wisdom; Scriptures has it, we come to know Christ.
5. How do we grow in grace?
We grow in grace by putting into practice the commands of Christ in its correct interpretation. Obedience to the commands of Christ, Scriptures has it, is love of God that wins graces for the obedient soul. We grow in grace as we obey more and more commands of Christ.
Thus by growing in wisdom and in grace we grow together with Christ and the Church; this is the surest sign we are live members of the Catholic Church.
6. Thus........
During the Advent and Christmastide seasons, the Liturgy teaches us how the Shepherds, Magi, Simeon and Anna entered the Church. Then the Liturgy of the Octave of Christmas teaches us how a soul who has entered the Catholic Church grow in wisdom and grace thus entering deeper into the heart of the Catholic church.
A soul does not just enter the Church and that is it. He must enter the Church and grow with the Church; grow in wisdom and in grace.
Therefore she grows. Being a spiritual entity, she grows in wisdom and in grace. Wisdom and grace are spiritual entities.
We have seen the principal figures of Advent; the shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna. These are the first souls who entered the Catholic Church. And the season of Advent and Christmas tide is showing us the first stages on how souls enter the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary entered the Catholic Church and went deeper into the heart of the Church. While Simeon is described as having entered the Church, Anna is described by St.Thomas of Aquinas as not only having entered the Church but as having entered deeper into the heart of the Catholic Church. Joseph and Mary had also gone much, much deeper inside the Catholic Church.
2. Wrong concept.
Many Catholics believe that the moment one is baptized one enters the Catholic Church and that is it. He is a Catholic. This is a wrong concept. Truly one becomes a Catholic at Baptism but that is just the first step into the Church. One can easily step backward and leave the Church. It is of the utmost importance that a soul goes deeper into the Church. This 'entering' is described at the end of the Gospel where it is written; 'and the child grew in wisdom and in grace.'
3. Christ is the Catholic Church and vice versa.
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. Whatever happens to Christ should happen to the Church. And what happen to the Catholic Church should happen to us if we are truly Catholic. The Gospel states that Christ went home and grew in wisdom and in grace. The Catholic Church is a living entity, it does grow; specially in wisdom and in grace, among many other things. And if we are Catholics we must, likewise grow in wisdom and in grace. If we do not, then we are like stunted and deformed Catholics; not a nice sight to behold.
Like Christ, the Church must constantly grow in wisdom and in grace. And if we are Catholic we must, like the Church, grow in wisdom and in grace. The moment we stop growing in wisdom and in grace, we cease being Catholics. We separate ourselves from the Church.
4. How do we grow in wisdom?
We grow in wisdom by knowing intellectually the commandments of Christ as enumerated in the new Testament and as interpreted by the Fathers of the Church. Every time we diligently learn the commands of Christ and its correct interpretation, we grow in wisdom; Scriptures has it, we come to know Christ.
5. How do we grow in grace?
We grow in grace by putting into practice the commands of Christ in its correct interpretation. Obedience to the commands of Christ, Scriptures has it, is love of God that wins graces for the obedient soul. We grow in grace as we obey more and more commands of Christ.
Thus by growing in wisdom and in grace we grow together with Christ and the Church; this is the surest sign we are live members of the Catholic Church.
6. Thus........
During the Advent and Christmastide seasons, the Liturgy teaches us how the Shepherds, Magi, Simeon and Anna entered the Church. Then the Liturgy of the Octave of Christmas teaches us how a soul who has entered the Catholic Church grow in wisdom and grace thus entering deeper into the heart of the Catholic church.
A soul does not just enter the Church and that is it. He must enter the Church and grow with the Church; grow in wisdom and in grace.
The TWO COMINGS OF CHRIST.
1. The two comings of Christ.
The Liturgy celebrates the two comings of Christ; the first coming is on Christmas day, when God became man born of the Virgin Mary. He came to dispense His mercy. The second coming is celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King when He will come with justice.
In the first coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepares us for our particular judgment when we die. In the second coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepare us for the General Judgment that will occur at the end of the world.
The way to prepare for the two comings of Christ is different. We prepare ourselves for the first coming of Christ by a life of repentance as taught by St. John the Baptist and perfected by Christ. The shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna were preparing for the first coming of Christ through a life of prayer, fasting and good works, i.e. repentance, thus they recognised the Divinity of Christ at His first coming. The Pharisees were not living a life of repentance, though they were waiting for the Messiah, they were not able to see the Divinity of Christ.
We prepare ourselves for the second coming of Christ by a life of Faith, Hope and Charity as taught by Christ in the New Testament. The monastic movement was precisely a preparation for both the first and second coming of Christ. But as Christ said; there will be a waxing of Charity during these days, nobody and absolutely nobody seems to see the coming of the Parousia. They won't see because they are not prepared for it. Today people live in denial of this event that is slowly unfolding before us. Without Charity it is impossible to see the second coming of Christ.
2. The Liturgy is a reminder.
So the Liturgy reminds us if we have minds to understand that the Gospels are meant to describe the Catholic Church as an entity that is prepared for the second coming of Christ. Whoever is not prepared is outside the Church.
One is inside the Church with the virtue of Faith; and more inside the Church with the virtue of Charity. Ecclesiology states that Faith enables us to be united to the physical body of the Church; while Charity enables us to be united to the soul of the Church. The Liturgy tells us where is the Church is and if we are inside the Church.
The Holy Family fleeing Bethlehem to go to Egypt is a figure of the Catholic Church. Joseph, Mary and Jesus makes up the Catholic Church. St. Thomas of Aquinas wrote that Jesus is the Word of God, Mary is the figure of the Church with the Word of God within or with her. And Joseph is the figure of the Fathers of the Church that protects the correct interpretation of the Word of God; thus Joseph was the protector of the child Jesus.
3. Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem is a figure of the Church in Rome. Their leaving Bethlehem to flee to Egypt is the figure of the Vatican church as persecuting real Catholics thus the need to flee away from Rome and go somewhere else. This somewhere else is the figure of God giving the vineyard to others because of the infidelity of the workers in the vineyard, the bishops. It is , also, the figure of Peter leaving the boat in the middle of the storm to go to Christ for help.
There is a returning. Eventually the Holy Family is told to return. Christ will, again, return to save the Jewish people. The presence of Christ which is nowhere in the Church today will return.
Just as St. Joseph is the protector of the Mother and Child Jesus, the Fathers of the Church are the protectors of the correct interpretation of the Words of God. Right now, this protection is nowhere. The only interpretation the world is getting is from an Argentinian communist leaning Francis who evidently is no Joseph. The Catholic Church today is not identical to the Catholic Church described in the Liturgy of Christmas season. The Church is probably not in the Vatican; but instead amongst the Copts in Egypt.
The Liturgy celebrates the two comings of Christ; the first coming is on Christmas day, when God became man born of the Virgin Mary. He came to dispense His mercy. The second coming is celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King when He will come with justice.
In the first coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepares us for our particular judgment when we die. In the second coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepare us for the General Judgment that will occur at the end of the world.
The way to prepare for the two comings of Christ is different. We prepare ourselves for the first coming of Christ by a life of repentance as taught by St. John the Baptist and perfected by Christ. The shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna were preparing for the first coming of Christ through a life of prayer, fasting and good works, i.e. repentance, thus they recognised the Divinity of Christ at His first coming. The Pharisees were not living a life of repentance, though they were waiting for the Messiah, they were not able to see the Divinity of Christ.
We prepare ourselves for the second coming of Christ by a life of Faith, Hope and Charity as taught by Christ in the New Testament. The monastic movement was precisely a preparation for both the first and second coming of Christ. But as Christ said; there will be a waxing of Charity during these days, nobody and absolutely nobody seems to see the coming of the Parousia. They won't see because they are not prepared for it. Today people live in denial of this event that is slowly unfolding before us. Without Charity it is impossible to see the second coming of Christ.
2. The Liturgy is a reminder.
So the Liturgy reminds us if we have minds to understand that the Gospels are meant to describe the Catholic Church as an entity that is prepared for the second coming of Christ. Whoever is not prepared is outside the Church.
One is inside the Church with the virtue of Faith; and more inside the Church with the virtue of Charity. Ecclesiology states that Faith enables us to be united to the physical body of the Church; while Charity enables us to be united to the soul of the Church. The Liturgy tells us where is the Church is and if we are inside the Church.
The Holy Family fleeing Bethlehem to go to Egypt is a figure of the Catholic Church. Joseph, Mary and Jesus makes up the Catholic Church. St. Thomas of Aquinas wrote that Jesus is the Word of God, Mary is the figure of the Church with the Word of God within or with her. And Joseph is the figure of the Fathers of the Church that protects the correct interpretation of the Word of God; thus Joseph was the protector of the child Jesus.
3. Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem is a figure of the Church in Rome. Their leaving Bethlehem to flee to Egypt is the figure of the Vatican church as persecuting real Catholics thus the need to flee away from Rome and go somewhere else. This somewhere else is the figure of God giving the vineyard to others because of the infidelity of the workers in the vineyard, the bishops. It is , also, the figure of Peter leaving the boat in the middle of the storm to go to Christ for help.
There is a returning. Eventually the Holy Family is told to return. Christ will, again, return to save the Jewish people. The presence of Christ which is nowhere in the Church today will return.
Just as St. Joseph is the protector of the Mother and Child Jesus, the Fathers of the Church are the protectors of the correct interpretation of the Words of God. Right now, this protection is nowhere. The only interpretation the world is getting is from an Argentinian communist leaning Francis who evidently is no Joseph. The Catholic Church today is not identical to the Catholic Church described in the Liturgy of Christmas season. The Church is probably not in the Vatican; but instead amongst the Copts in Egypt.
The TWO COMINGS OF CHRIST.
1. The two comings of Christ.
The Liturgy celebrates the two comings of Christ; the first coming is on Christmas day, when God became man born of the Virgin Mary. He came to dispense His mercy. The second coming is celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King when He will come with justice.
In the first coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepares us for our particular judgment when we die. In the second coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepare us for the General Judgment that will occur at the end of the world.
The way to prepare for the two comings of Christ is different. We prepare ourselves for the first coming of Christ by a life of repentance as taught by St. John the Baptist and perfected by Christ. The shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna were preparing for the first coming of Christ through a life of prayer, fasting and good works, i.e. repentance, thus they recognised the Divinity of Christ at His first coming. The Pharisees were not living a life of repentance, though they were waiting for the Messiah, they were not able to see the Divinity of Christ.
We prepare ourselves for the second coming of Christ by a life of Faith, Hope and Charity as taught by Christ in the New Testament. The monastic movement was precisely a preparation for both the first and second coming of Christ. But as Christ said; there will be a waxing of Charity during these days, nobody and absolutely nobody seems to see the coming of the Parousia. They won't see because they are not prepared for it. Today people live in denial of this event that is slowly unfolding before us. Without Charity it is impossible to see the second coming of Christ.
2. The Liturgy is a reminder.
So the Liturgy reminds us if we have minds to understand that the Gospels are meant to describe the Catholic Church as an entity that is prepared for the second coming of Christ. Whoever is not prepared is outside the Church.
One is inside the Church with the virtue of Faith; and more inside the Church with the virtue of Charity. Ecclesiology states that Faith enables us to be united to the physical body of the Church; while Charity enables us to be united to the soul of the Church. The Liturgy tells us where is the Church is and if we are inside the Church.
The Holy Family fleeing Bethlehem to go to Egypt is a figure of the Catholic Church. Joseph, Mary and Jesus makes up the Catholic Church. St. Thomas of Aquinas wrote that Jesus is the Word of God, Mary is the figure of the Church with the Word of God within or with her. And Joseph is the figure of the Fathers of the Church that protects the correct interpretation of the Word of God; thus Joseph was the protector of the child Jesus.
3. Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem is a figure of the Church in Rome. Their leaving Bethlehem to flee to Egypt is the figure of the Vatican church as persecuting real Catholics thus the need to flee away from Rome and go somewhere else. This somewhere else is the figure of God giving the vineyard to others because of the infidelity of the workers in the vineyard, the bishops. It is , also, the figure of Peter leaving the boat in the middle of the storm to go to Christ for help.
There is a returning. Eventually the Holy Family is told to return. Christ will, again, return to save the Jewish people. The presence of Christ which is nowhere in the Church today will return.
Just as St. Joseph is the protector of the Mother and Child Jesus, the Fathers of the Church are the protectors of the correct interpretation of the Words of God. Right now, this protection is nowhere. The only interpretation the world is getting is from an Argentinian communist leaning Francis who evidently is no Joseph. The Catholic Church today is not identical to the Catholic Church described in the Liturgy of Christmas season. The Church is probably not in the Vatican; but instead amongst the Copts in Egypt.
The Liturgy celebrates the two comings of Christ; the first coming is on Christmas day, when God became man born of the Virgin Mary. He came to dispense His mercy. The second coming is celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King when He will come with justice.
In the first coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepares us for our particular judgment when we die. In the second coming of Christ, the Liturgy prepare us for the General Judgment that will occur at the end of the world.
The way to prepare for the two comings of Christ is different. We prepare ourselves for the first coming of Christ by a life of repentance as taught by St. John the Baptist and perfected by Christ. The shepherds, the Magi, Simeon and Anna were preparing for the first coming of Christ through a life of prayer, fasting and good works, i.e. repentance, thus they recognised the Divinity of Christ at His first coming. The Pharisees were not living a life of repentance, though they were waiting for the Messiah, they were not able to see the Divinity of Christ.
We prepare ourselves for the second coming of Christ by a life of Faith, Hope and Charity as taught by Christ in the New Testament. The monastic movement was precisely a preparation for both the first and second coming of Christ. But as Christ said; there will be a waxing of Charity during these days, nobody and absolutely nobody seems to see the coming of the Parousia. They won't see because they are not prepared for it. Today people live in denial of this event that is slowly unfolding before us. Without Charity it is impossible to see the second coming of Christ.
2. The Liturgy is a reminder.
So the Liturgy reminds us if we have minds to understand that the Gospels are meant to describe the Catholic Church as an entity that is prepared for the second coming of Christ. Whoever is not prepared is outside the Church.
One is inside the Church with the virtue of Faith; and more inside the Church with the virtue of Charity. Ecclesiology states that Faith enables us to be united to the physical body of the Church; while Charity enables us to be united to the soul of the Church. The Liturgy tells us where is the Church is and if we are inside the Church.
The Holy Family fleeing Bethlehem to go to Egypt is a figure of the Catholic Church. Joseph, Mary and Jesus makes up the Catholic Church. St. Thomas of Aquinas wrote that Jesus is the Word of God, Mary is the figure of the Church with the Word of God within or with her. And Joseph is the figure of the Fathers of the Church that protects the correct interpretation of the Word of God; thus Joseph was the protector of the child Jesus.
3. Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem is a figure of the Church in Rome. Their leaving Bethlehem to flee to Egypt is the figure of the Vatican church as persecuting real Catholics thus the need to flee away from Rome and go somewhere else. This somewhere else is the figure of God giving the vineyard to others because of the infidelity of the workers in the vineyard, the bishops. It is , also, the figure of Peter leaving the boat in the middle of the storm to go to Christ for help.
There is a returning. Eventually the Holy Family is told to return. Christ will, again, return to save the Jewish people. The presence of Christ which is nowhere in the Church today will return.
Just as St. Joseph is the protector of the Mother and Child Jesus, the Fathers of the Church are the protectors of the correct interpretation of the Words of God. Right now, this protection is nowhere. The only interpretation the world is getting is from an Argentinian communist leaning Francis who evidently is no Joseph. The Catholic Church today is not identical to the Catholic Church described in the Liturgy of Christmas season. The Church is probably not in the Vatican; but instead amongst the Copts in Egypt.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
The CATHOLIC CHURCH on Christmas Day.
1. History and theology.
When God teaches a doctrine He, usually, coincides it with historical events so men will easily understand the mystical meaning of His gestures.
The Gospel of Christmas describes Joseph and Mary leaving Nazareth to enrol in Bethlehem under the orders of the Roman Emperor. That was a time when the known world was at peace because of the Pax Romana. Scriptures described that time as the 'fulness of time.' That was about 12 years of relative peace.
God so meant that Christ be born in peaceful times because the religion He was establishing was the only true religion of peace. A peace the world cannot give; only God can give it and He gives it to those with Faith.
The more important message of Christmas has something to do with the orders of the Emperor for all people to return to their place of origin and enrol in a census, the first of its kind. The mystical meaning of this historical event, according to St. Thomas of
Aquinas, is that God became man and came down to earth to enrol all men into His Church, by ordering them to return to their place of origin. Since all men came from God, they are commanded to return to God by entering His true Church. Thus Joseph and Mary who were at Nazareth, which was not their place of origin, had to go to Bethlehem instead.
The reason we celebrate Christmas is because we are happy that God had come down to earth to get the names of those destined to go to heaven. He came to enrol their names in the book of life. The kingdom of God had been established here on earth and that we can now enter the Church and assure the salvation of our souls. Enrolling in Bethlehem means to enter the Catholic Church. The way to enter the Church is to become like Joseph and Mary, both were obedient to the commands of God.
2. At that time, Joseph and Mary could not enrol because they were in Nazareth, which was not their place of origin. They were the descendants of King David and their place of origin was Bethlehem.
The Romans, the Pharisees and the chief priest were not able to enter the Church that night because they were in the wrong place. So if we are, also, in the wrong place, we will completely miss the spirit of Christmas; which is, to return to our places of origin and enrol there. Our place of origin is God the symbol of which is Bethlehem. The Church will be there to enrol membership. It will be nowhere else. Neither in Nazareth nor in Bethsaida.
3. Where is Bethlehem.
It is the place where the Bread of life is available; Bethlehem means 'house of bread.' It is the place where bodies are fed with the bread of life and the bread for the soul. It is the place where mystically, people learn and obey the commands of God the Father as enumerated in the Old Testament and the command of Christ as enumerated in the new Testament.
Obedience to the commands of God in the Old Testament is the preparation for the First coming of Christ, Christmas Day. And obedience to the commands of God in the New Testament is the preparation for the Second coming of Christ, on the Feast of Christ the King. The Catholic Church must look according to the way she is preparing her Faithful. The life of repentance is the preparation for the first coming of Christ; the life of Faith, Hope and Charity is the preparation for the second coming of Christ. The picture of Joseph and Mary, the first members of the Catholic Church, going to Bethlehem where Christ was born, is the symbol of the Catholic Church preparing for both the first and second coming of Christ.
4. How do we go to Bethlehem?
Mystically, by obeying all the commandments of God. Joseph had just obey God's command to take Mary as his wife; and Mary has just accepted to become the Mother of God. Both acted according to God's commands. And now, both had just obeyed God's command to go to Bethlehem according to God's command given through an emperor.
There were people in Bethlehem, like Roman officials and Pharisees who were in Bethlehem but who did not enrol. Thus God came to earth to establish a booth and enrol souls; but souls are in the booth but have not enrolled. This is the state of the Catholic Church today. She is in Bethlehem but have not enrolled. They have not obeyed the commands of God. Pope Francis' famed 'Amores laetitia,' is an outright disobedience to the commands of God in the Old Testament. Pope Francis have not yet even entered into the New Testament because he has not yet obeyed the Old Testament. His 'Amores laetitia' is a very clear example. Add to this his countless disobediences to the other commands of God in the Old Testament that makes him completely unable to obey any of the commands of Christ in the New Testament.
His inability to obey the New Testament command of Christ because of his obvious disobediences to the commands of God in the Old Testament shows that he is not even a Jew; more so he is not a Catholic.
Pope Francis not being a Catholic is clearly shown in the Vatican Nativity scene. It is neither Catholic. It is gay. The Vatican Church is definitely not in Bethlehem. It is in gay Italy. And they are surely not enrolled
5. The obedient.
The shepherds were obedient to the angel. The magi were obedient to the star. Joseph and Mary were obedient. That is the Catholic Church portrayed on Christmas day; and the reason for our rejoicing. The Man-God had come to enrol us into His religion. Have we been enrolled? The shepherds, the Magi, Joseph and Mary were enrolled. Herod, the Pharisees and the entire of Bethlehem were not. Most Catholics are not enrolled. The Vatican Church and Pope Francis together with Madariaga, Kasper, Schonborn, Marx, Cupich are not, shown by their disobediences to the commands of God. The most important question this Christmas is; Am I? This is the Christmas question.
When God teaches a doctrine He, usually, coincides it with historical events so men will easily understand the mystical meaning of His gestures.
The Gospel of Christmas describes Joseph and Mary leaving Nazareth to enrol in Bethlehem under the orders of the Roman Emperor. That was a time when the known world was at peace because of the Pax Romana. Scriptures described that time as the 'fulness of time.' That was about 12 years of relative peace.
God so meant that Christ be born in peaceful times because the religion He was establishing was the only true religion of peace. A peace the world cannot give; only God can give it and He gives it to those with Faith.
The more important message of Christmas has something to do with the orders of the Emperor for all people to return to their place of origin and enrol in a census, the first of its kind. The mystical meaning of this historical event, according to St. Thomas of
Aquinas, is that God became man and came down to earth to enrol all men into His Church, by ordering them to return to their place of origin. Since all men came from God, they are commanded to return to God by entering His true Church. Thus Joseph and Mary who were at Nazareth, which was not their place of origin, had to go to Bethlehem instead.
The reason we celebrate Christmas is because we are happy that God had come down to earth to get the names of those destined to go to heaven. He came to enrol their names in the book of life. The kingdom of God had been established here on earth and that we can now enter the Church and assure the salvation of our souls. Enrolling in Bethlehem means to enter the Catholic Church. The way to enter the Church is to become like Joseph and Mary, both were obedient to the commands of God.
2. At that time, Joseph and Mary could not enrol because they were in Nazareth, which was not their place of origin. They were the descendants of King David and their place of origin was Bethlehem.
The Romans, the Pharisees and the chief priest were not able to enter the Church that night because they were in the wrong place. So if we are, also, in the wrong place, we will completely miss the spirit of Christmas; which is, to return to our places of origin and enrol there. Our place of origin is God the symbol of which is Bethlehem. The Church will be there to enrol membership. It will be nowhere else. Neither in Nazareth nor in Bethsaida.
3. Where is Bethlehem.
It is the place where the Bread of life is available; Bethlehem means 'house of bread.' It is the place where bodies are fed with the bread of life and the bread for the soul. It is the place where mystically, people learn and obey the commands of God the Father as enumerated in the Old Testament and the command of Christ as enumerated in the new Testament.
Obedience to the commands of God in the Old Testament is the preparation for the First coming of Christ, Christmas Day. And obedience to the commands of God in the New Testament is the preparation for the Second coming of Christ, on the Feast of Christ the King. The Catholic Church must look according to the way she is preparing her Faithful. The life of repentance is the preparation for the first coming of Christ; the life of Faith, Hope and Charity is the preparation for the second coming of Christ. The picture of Joseph and Mary, the first members of the Catholic Church, going to Bethlehem where Christ was born, is the symbol of the Catholic Church preparing for both the first and second coming of Christ.
4. How do we go to Bethlehem?
Mystically, by obeying all the commandments of God. Joseph had just obey God's command to take Mary as his wife; and Mary has just accepted to become the Mother of God. Both acted according to God's commands. And now, both had just obeyed God's command to go to Bethlehem according to God's command given through an emperor.
There were people in Bethlehem, like Roman officials and Pharisees who were in Bethlehem but who did not enrol. Thus God came to earth to establish a booth and enrol souls; but souls are in the booth but have not enrolled. This is the state of the Catholic Church today. She is in Bethlehem but have not enrolled. They have not obeyed the commands of God. Pope Francis' famed 'Amores laetitia,' is an outright disobedience to the commands of God in the Old Testament. Pope Francis have not yet even entered into the New Testament because he has not yet obeyed the Old Testament. His 'Amores laetitia' is a very clear example. Add to this his countless disobediences to the other commands of God in the Old Testament that makes him completely unable to obey any of the commands of Christ in the New Testament.
His inability to obey the New Testament command of Christ because of his obvious disobediences to the commands of God in the Old Testament shows that he is not even a Jew; more so he is not a Catholic.
Pope Francis not being a Catholic is clearly shown in the Vatican Nativity scene. It is neither Catholic. It is gay. The Vatican Church is definitely not in Bethlehem. It is in gay Italy. And they are surely not enrolled
5. The obedient.
The shepherds were obedient to the angel. The magi were obedient to the star. Joseph and Mary were obedient. That is the Catholic Church portrayed on Christmas day; and the reason for our rejoicing. The Man-God had come to enrol us into His religion. Have we been enrolled? The shepherds, the Magi, Joseph and Mary were enrolled. Herod, the Pharisees and the entire of Bethlehem were not. Most Catholics are not enrolled. The Vatican Church and Pope Francis together with Madariaga, Kasper, Schonborn, Marx, Cupich are not, shown by their disobediences to the commands of God. The most important question this Christmas is; Am I? This is the Christmas question.
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