We have no King but Jesus.
Thought for the Day
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Amen.
If an intelligent alien does not immediately visit Adoration, they’re demons or the Antichrist.
One of my favorite sayings.
OT. I had a strange experience recently. I was watching some videos of the US military in action that demonstrate that they are the meanest, most effective, most powerful military on the planet. Even though I’ve been impressed by the military, a thought came to mind while I was watching it. As powerful as it is, Jesus could sweep it all away like so many gnats with just a thought. He is the Power.
Our King indeed. And if aliens did exist then He would be their King also. He created them along with the entire Universe this side of Heaven..
Amen.
I think that all the sentient extraterrestrials in outer space already recognize Jesus Christ as King, and that is precisely why they avoid this planet which is inhabited by such a suicidal species as us.
I heard Dr. Hahn say the other day that as huge as Christ being the King of the universe is, it’s secondary to His role as High Priest. The High Priest is above the King.
That really made me stop in my tracks and think. A real wow moment.
Thank you, Jesus!
Showing Him the gratitude He deserves would probably kill me.
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CAG:
‘Showing Him the gratitude He deserves would probably kill me.”
Try it. God is the God of life.
Mary De Voe:
“If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy.”
~ Saint Jean Vianney
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Devotion to the Childhood of Jesus dates back to the Gospels themselves. Christians have always longed to express their profound reverence for the incarnation of our God and Lord Jesus Christ. Early Fathers of the Church and medieval saints like St. Bernard and St. Francis of Assisi have written eloquently on the subject. Our Holy Mother St. Teresa was instrumental in spreading the devotion in 16th century Spain, where images of the Child Jesus soon abounded.
One such statue found its way to the city of Prague as a wedding gift, when members of the Spanish Court intermarried with Bohemian nobility. A generation later in 1628, when the Discalced Carmelite Friars were struggling to survive in war-torn Prague, Princess Polyxenia donated it to them. “I give you my most prized possession,” she told them. “Honor and respect the Child Jesus, and you will never be in want.” Subsequent history proved the truth of these words, both for the poverty-stricken Carmelites and for the lay faithful during the centuries. Today the Infant of Prague, a small statue of the Christ Child dressed as a king, His right hand raised in blessing to signify His eternal priesthood, and His left hand holding the globe to show His universal sovereignty, is one of the most widely recognized images of Christ in the world.
Images are sacramentals: sacred signs which do not confer grace in the way that the sacraments do, but by the Church’s prayer, they prepare us to receive grace and dispose us to cooperate with it. Venerating a statue is a means of enabling a spiritual encounter with the living Christ. The ancient tradition of dressing statues of the Infant helps us to experience the closeness of Jesus as true Man, and to express our love and reverence. Using liturgical colors for His vestments reminds us of Christ’s eternal priesthood, and to meditate on the mysteries of His life made present in the Mass.
True devotion to the Infant Jesus of Prague demands our imitation of the virtues of His holy childhood: humility, simplicity, trust, docility, silence, and meekness. He has shown us the way, and He will help us!
Priest, Prophet and King.
The text was from the Traverse City Carmelite website. Discaled Carmelites.
At one time, only a handful of years ago, our little monastery devoted to the infant Jesus of Prague, was down to 4 sisters.
We are up to 14, from what I understand.
The High Priest calls and chooses his own for himself and the world.
Praised be Jesus Christ.