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Monday, May 3, 2010
THE ROLE OF GODPARENTS IN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
To understand the role of godparents, we must first understand the purpose and effects of Baptism and Confirmation. In addition to the forgiveness of all sins (cf. Catechism, no. 1263) and the placement of an indelible mark on the person’s soul (cf. Catechism, nos. 1272-74), Baptism has two other effects that are social in nature: The person becomes an adopted son of God (cf. Catechism, no. 1265), and he becomes a member of the Body of Christ, which is the Church (cf. Catechism, nos. 1267-71). Confirmation completes Baptism (cf. Catechism, nos. 1303-04). Because it completes Baptism, the social effects of Confirmation are similar to those of Baptism. The person is conformed more perfectly to Christ as a son of God, is more perfectly united to the Body of Christ, and is strengthened to bear witness to the faith in daily life. The godparents’ role is directly related to these social effects of Baptism and Confirmation. When a person receives Baptism, God forgives his sins and removes all punishment due to sin. The Father grants him the gift of salvation. However, he can lose this gift
Friday, April 30, 2010
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
When you look at Christendom today, you would observe that whereas some Churches are folding up, others are expanding tremendously. Again one would observe that the quality and level of faith of Christians differ from one Church to the other. So clearly, some Churches are growing and others are dying. A Church can only grow when it receives the encouragement of the Holy Spirit. The last part of Acts 9:31 reads “encouraged by the Holy Spirit, they (i.e. the Churches) continued to grow.”) What is this encouragement of the Holy Spirit? From the two events (one at Lydda and the other at Jaffa) narrated in Acts of the Apostles 9:31-42 “the encouragement of the Holy Spirit can be said to be signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit (miracles) that boost the faith of those who witness it”. These concrete actions of the Holy Spirit in the early Church were possible because the Church built themselves up and lived in the fear of the Lord (cf. Acts 9:31). If we want to see miracles in our parishes, we must build ourselves up and live in the fear of the Lord. To build one’s self up is to live a life of prayer. To live in the fear of the Lord is to be obedient to the Word of God. So these two- Prayer and obedience to the Word of God – bring about encouragement of the Holy Spirit. Our parishes ought to be places of prayer and reverence for the Word of God. This will make us grow and not fold up.
“Come Holy Spirit and take control; we need you every hour, we need you every day. We need your encouragement in our times. Come in your own special way. Amen.”
“Come Holy Spirit and take control; we need you every hour, we need you every day. We need your encouragement in our times. Come in your own special way. Amen.”
WORKER'S MAY-DAY.(ST.JOSEPH THE WORKER).
WORKER’S MAY-DAY (ST.JOSEPH THE WORKER).
We celebrate today, the memorial of St.Joseph the Worker. This memorial was established by Pope Pius XII. As we reflect on the life of St. Joseph, we also celebrate all workers and the role that they play in the growth of any economy. A striking element about St. Joseph is the fact that he was neither a priest nor a person consecrated to the service of the Lord in the strict sense of a religious. Joseph was a carpenter who practiced his trade. He, however, had a deep relationship with his creator and that relationship bore fruits in his relationship with Mary, Jesus and the whole of creation. The call to bear fruits is a universal call. In fact, it is mandate given to us by God as observed in the Acts of the Apostles (9:1-20). Our ability to bear good fruits is directly proportional to the depth of our relationship with God our creator. When one is in good relationship with God, one will not condone corrupt practice sat his/her work place. A person in good relationship with God cannot, in conscience, be lazy at his/her work place. There ought to be no dichotomy between our faith as Christians and our socio-economic activities. The memorial of St. Joseph the worker is a call for Christain workers to be Christians both in the Church and at their workplaces.
“Lord God, you raised St. Joseph to be a model for all workers in our quest to build a better society. Through his intercession, may we become more Christ-like in our dealings with the world, Amen”.
We celebrate today, the memorial of St.Joseph the Worker. This memorial was established by Pope Pius XII. As we reflect on the life of St. Joseph, we also celebrate all workers and the role that they play in the growth of any economy. A striking element about St. Joseph is the fact that he was neither a priest nor a person consecrated to the service of the Lord in the strict sense of a religious. Joseph was a carpenter who practiced his trade. He, however, had a deep relationship with his creator and that relationship bore fruits in his relationship with Mary, Jesus and the whole of creation. The call to bear fruits is a universal call. In fact, it is mandate given to us by God as observed in the Acts of the Apostles (9:1-20). Our ability to bear good fruits is directly proportional to the depth of our relationship with God our creator. When one is in good relationship with God, one will not condone corrupt practice sat his/her work place. A person in good relationship with God cannot, in conscience, be lazy at his/her work place. There ought to be no dichotomy between our faith as Christians and our socio-economic activities. The memorial of St. Joseph the worker is a call for Christain workers to be Christians both in the Church and at their workplaces.
“Lord God, you raised St. Joseph to be a model for all workers in our quest to build a better society. Through his intercession, may we become more Christ-like in our dealings with the world, Amen”.
JUDGEMENT OF GOD,HOW WILL IT BE?
Our God is a perfect God, so perfect that His judgment is altogether absolutely perfect. For this reason, the justice of God is dreadful as He punishes with extreme rigour even the most trivial faults that we commit. The reason is that these faults though light in our eyes are very serious in the perfect and faultless eyes of our God. A typical example is found in the words of Jesus that anyone who even looks at a woman lustfully is already guilty of the sin of adultery (Matt.5:28). It is for this that Eliphaz, a friend of Job, the servant of God, the Psalmist, the letter to the Hebrews and the Prophet Habakkuk say:
i. Job 4:17 “If God places no trust in His servants, if He charges His angels with error, how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth”.
ii. Psalm 143:- “Do not bring your servant to judgment for no one is righteous before you”.
iii. Hebrew 10:31:- It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”.
iv. Hab.1:13:- “Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, you cannot tolerate wrong”.
The same God is also abundantly merciful:
i. Psalm 25:6 “Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old”.
ii. Psalm 103:11 “for as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him”.
iii. Psalm 116:5 “The Lord is gracious and righteous, our God is full of compassion”.
iv. Psalm 130:3 “If you, O Lord, keep a record of sins, O Lord, who will stand”.
Thus, the doctrine of purgatory contains the double mystery of God’s justice and mercy: of justice, which punishes and of mercy, which pardons.
i. Job 4:17 “If God places no trust in His servants, if He charges His angels with error, how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth”.
ii. Psalm 143:- “Do not bring your servant to judgment for no one is righteous before you”.
iii. Hebrew 10:31:- It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”.
iv. Hab.1:13:- “Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, you cannot tolerate wrong”.
The same God is also abundantly merciful:
i. Psalm 25:6 “Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old”.
ii. Psalm 103:11 “for as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him”.
iii. Psalm 116:5 “The Lord is gracious and righteous, our God is full of compassion”.
iv. Psalm 130:3 “If you, O Lord, keep a record of sins, O Lord, who will stand”.
Thus, the doctrine of purgatory contains the double mystery of God’s justice and mercy: of justice, which punishes and of mercy, which pardons.
HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO US?
Last time we arrived at the conclusion that, God speaks to his Church through the Bible and through sacred Tradition. To make sure we understand him, he guides the church’s teaching authority the magisterium so it always interprets the Bible and Tradition accurately. This is the gift of infallibility. Like the three legs on a stool, the Bible, Tradition, and the magisterium are all necessary for the stability of the Church and to guarantee sound doctrine. Then we saw that Sacred Tradition and the Bible are not different or competing revelations.
They are two ways that the Church hands on the Gospel. Apostolic teachings such as the Trinity, infant baptism, the inerrancy of the Bible, Purgatory, and Mary’s perpetual virginity have been most clearly taught through Tradition, although they are also implicitly present in (and not contrary to) the Bible. The Bible itself tells us to hold fast to Tradition, whether it comes to us in written or oral form (2 Thess. 2:15, 1 Cor.11:2). On the other hand we saw that Scripture, by which we mean the Old and New Testaments, was inspired by God (2 Tim.3:16). The Holy Spirit guided the biblical authors to write what he wanted them to write. Since God is the principal author of the Bible, and since God is truth itself (John 14:6) and cannot teach anything untrue, the Bible is free from all error in everything it asserts to be true. Today we are going to look at the Magisterium. (CCC 8587, 888892). Together the pope and bishops form the teaching authority of the Church, which is called the magisterium (from the Latin for “teaching”). The magisterium, guided and protected from error by the Holy Spirit, gives us certainty in matters of doctrine. The Church is the custodian of the Bible and faithfully and accurately proclaims its message, a task which God has empowered it to do. Keep in mind that the Church came before the New Testament, not the New Testament before the Church. Divinely-inspired members of the Church wrote the books of the New Testament, just as divinely-inspired writers had written the Old Testament, and the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit to guard and interpret the entire Bible, both Old and New Testaments. Such an official interpreter is absolutely necessary if we are to understand the Bible properly. (We all know what the Constitution says, but we still need a Supreme Court to interpret what it means.) The magisterium is infallible when it teaches officially because Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to guide the apostles and their successors “into all truth” (John 16:12-13).
They are two ways that the Church hands on the Gospel. Apostolic teachings such as the Trinity, infant baptism, the inerrancy of the Bible, Purgatory, and Mary’s perpetual virginity have been most clearly taught through Tradition, although they are also implicitly present in (and not contrary to) the Bible. The Bible itself tells us to hold fast to Tradition, whether it comes to us in written or oral form (2 Thess. 2:15, 1 Cor.11:2). On the other hand we saw that Scripture, by which we mean the Old and New Testaments, was inspired by God (2 Tim.3:16). The Holy Spirit guided the biblical authors to write what he wanted them to write. Since God is the principal author of the Bible, and since God is truth itself (John 14:6) and cannot teach anything untrue, the Bible is free from all error in everything it asserts to be true. Today we are going to look at the Magisterium. (CCC 8587, 888892). Together the pope and bishops form the teaching authority of the Church, which is called the magisterium (from the Latin for “teaching”). The magisterium, guided and protected from error by the Holy Spirit, gives us certainty in matters of doctrine. The Church is the custodian of the Bible and faithfully and accurately proclaims its message, a task which God has empowered it to do. Keep in mind that the Church came before the New Testament, not the New Testament before the Church. Divinely-inspired members of the Church wrote the books of the New Testament, just as divinely-inspired writers had written the Old Testament, and the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit to guard and interpret the entire Bible, both Old and New Testaments. Such an official interpreter is absolutely necessary if we are to understand the Bible properly. (We all know what the Constitution says, but we still need a Supreme Court to interpret what it means.) The magisterium is infallible when it teaches officially because Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to guide the apostles and their successors “into all truth” (John 16:12-13).
Friday, March 19, 2010
WHICH IS THE BEST WAY OF SHARING IN THIS SEASON OF LENT?
The Church in her wisdom has given us a way of sharing in this wonderful season through prayer, fasting, repentance, renewal, alms-giving as well as special days of remembrance. She gives us Holy week which starts on Palm Sunday in remembrance of our Lord’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem followed by Holy Thursday to reflect on our Lord’s Last Supper and institution of the Holy Eucharist as well as his agony in the garden and betrayal of Judas (Matthew 26). Then we participate in Good Friday in remembrance of our Lord’s crucifixion and death on the cross for our sins (Matthew 27). Followed by Holy Saturday, a day to remember and reflect upon our Lord’s death. Later on tat Saturday evening at the Easter vigil Mass after sundown we celebrate Jesus’ victory over death by his resurrection and welcome the newly instructed into full communion with Jesus’ Church and the body of Christ. The new faithful are baptized and confirmed by the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4) during this special and most Holy Mass on Saturday night. We continue to celebrate our Lord’s victory over death on Easter Sunday (Matthew 28). What a beautiful way to remember our Lord Jesus and enter into the mystery of his Passion, Death and Resurrection.
In preparation of these events the Church—by her authority of the keys given to Peter (the first Pope and Vicar of Christ) to permit or forbid and lead Jesus’ one Church (Matthew 16:18-19) -- obligates us to practice Abstinence and Fasting. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholic Christians age 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and on all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholic Christians who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Fasting according to the law of the Church is having one full meal a day, it does not necessarily have to be in the morning.
In preparation of these events the Church—by her authority of the keys given to Peter (the first Pope and Vicar of Christ) to permit or forbid and lead Jesus’ one Church (Matthew 16:18-19) -- obligates us to practice Abstinence and Fasting. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholic Christians age 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and on all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholic Christians who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Fasting according to the law of the Church is having one full meal a day, it does not necessarily have to be in the morning.
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