John 14:13-14 ) ... (13) And whatever you ask in my name, I will do so, so that the Father may be glorified in the son. (14) If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. God is One. And there are 3 Divine Persons. In multiplication: 1x1x1 = 1. This is the mystery of the holy and blessed Trinity. In the beginning, in the history of creation, the Three Divine Persons were present. Remember, to God nothing is impossible. As this mystery of the Three Divine Persons unfolded, we have a clear picture but still, our non-Christian brothers don't have the audacity to grasp the truth.
No one has seen God the Father. Humanity has seen the Son who is Jesus, the Christ but some dare not believe because He was born in a manger, therefore He could not be classified as a King to lead the people out of bondage. And who is this son of a carpenter of Nazareth named Joseph and a virgin mother, Mary? Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit). One day Jesus was nowhere to be found. They kept looking for him everywhere but on the third day they came upon him on the temple amongst teachers listening to them and asking them questions. Like doting parents, they asked him of his whereabouts of which he politely answered that he was in his Father's house.
(Matt. 3: 16-17 ) And when Jesus was baptized, he at once came up from the water, and suddenly the heavens opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him. And suddenly there was a Voice from heaven, saying "this is My beloved Son," with whom I am well pleased.
(John 2: 1-7) On the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited...And they ran out of wine since the wine provided for the feast had all been used, and the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. Jesus said, 'Woman, what do you want from me? My hour has not come yet. 'His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you.'... Jesus said to the servants, 'Fill the jars with water, and they filled them up to the brim.'
Monday, September 29, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
The Holy Eucharist
The Core of Catholicism
"The Holy Eucharist is totally dependent on the priesthood. No priesthood, no Eucharistic sacrifice, no Holy Communion, no Eucharistic Adoration. " That is why there is a need for a Rosary for priests.
At the Women Center in Chicago, I accepted an assignment every Friday from 3 P.M. to 4 P.M. for Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ( this is actually in lieu of Evangeline, my wife for personal reason). Also on Friday at the Transfiguration Church from 7 P.M. to 8 P.M. - the novena of Jesus, the Nazarene patterned to that of Quiapo devotion in Manila, Philippines. I felt that it is my obligation to have at least an hour with the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist besides the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Sundays and Holidays of obligation.
After the Fall, we became mortal but we still cling to that idea of immortality. Finally, we found the answer when during the kingship of David, a Child was born giving birth to Christianity and usher the dawn of immortality. That Child King who was born in a manger, paid homage by three Magi guided by the ever glowing light of a star, hanged on a cross, bled, and cried, "my God, my God, why has Thou forsaken me?" Jesus died, but " the source of life flowed out for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world."
Jesus died yet He is alive in the Holy Eucharist in the form of bread at the church or chapel. In some Roman Catholic chapels and churches, they have Perpetual Adoration which is a 24-hour watch on the Holy Eucharist.
Every 3 o'clock whether it is in the afternoon or in the early morning, it is a good practice to pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy beginning with this 3 o'clock prayer:
"You died Jesus, but the source of life flowed out for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O fountain of Life, immeasurable Divine Mercy, cover the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us."
"O Blood and Water which flowed out from the heart of Jesus as a Fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You.!"
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world." ( 3X)
The chaplet of the Divine Mercy.
Using the ordinary Rosary beads begin with - Our Father... Hail Mary...The Creed (I believe in..).
On the large bead before each decade - Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
On the 10 small beads of each decade: - For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Conclude with: - Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (3 times)
Jesus King of mercy, we trust in you!
* (Imprimatur: Msgr. Josefino S. Ramirez, Vicar General & Chancellor, Archdiocese of Manila)
"The Holy Eucharist is totally dependent on the priesthood. No priesthood, no Eucharistic sacrifice, no Holy Communion, no Eucharistic Adoration. " That is why there is a need for a Rosary for priests.
At the Women Center in Chicago, I accepted an assignment every Friday from 3 P.M. to 4 P.M. for Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ( this is actually in lieu of Evangeline, my wife for personal reason). Also on Friday at the Transfiguration Church from 7 P.M. to 8 P.M. - the novena of Jesus, the Nazarene patterned to that of Quiapo devotion in Manila, Philippines. I felt that it is my obligation to have at least an hour with the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist besides the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Sundays and Holidays of obligation.
After the Fall, we became mortal but we still cling to that idea of immortality. Finally, we found the answer when during the kingship of David, a Child was born giving birth to Christianity and usher the dawn of immortality. That Child King who was born in a manger, paid homage by three Magi guided by the ever glowing light of a star, hanged on a cross, bled, and cried, "my God, my God, why has Thou forsaken me?" Jesus died, but " the source of life flowed out for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world."
Jesus died yet He is alive in the Holy Eucharist in the form of bread at the church or chapel. In some Roman Catholic chapels and churches, they have Perpetual Adoration which is a 24-hour watch on the Holy Eucharist.
Every 3 o'clock whether it is in the afternoon or in the early morning, it is a good practice to pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy beginning with this 3 o'clock prayer:
"You died Jesus, but the source of life flowed out for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O fountain of Life, immeasurable Divine Mercy, cover the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us."
"O Blood and Water which flowed out from the heart of Jesus as a Fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You.!"
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world." ( 3X)
The chaplet of the Divine Mercy.
Using the ordinary Rosary beads begin with - Our Father... Hail Mary...The Creed (I believe in..).
On the large bead before each decade - Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
On the 10 small beads of each decade: - For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Conclude with: - Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (3 times)
Jesus King of mercy, we trust in you!
* (Imprimatur: Msgr. Josefino S. Ramirez, Vicar General & Chancellor, Archdiocese of Manila)
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