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(Joh 3:14-17) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him.
Do not be afraid to go out on the streets and into public places, like the first Apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of salvation in the squares of cities, towns and villages. This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living, in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern “metropolis”. It is you who must “go out into the byroads” and invite everyone you meet to the banquet which God has prepared for his people. The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference. It was never meant to be hidden away in private. It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our heavenly Father. —POPE JOHN PAUL II
PASTORAL LETTER: War, Justice, and the Cross – How Should Catholics Think Right Now?
EXCERPT CERC: “As a bishop, it is my duty to warn the West” by Robert Cardinal Sarah
Christians must be missionaries. They cannot keep the treasure of the Faith for themselves. Mission and evangelization remain an urgent spiritual task. And as St. Paul says, every Christian should be able to say “If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel!” (1 Cor 9:16). Further, “God desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:4). How can we do nothing when so many souls do not know the only truth that sets us free: Jesus Christ? The prevailing relativism considers religious pluralism to be a good in itself. No! The plenitude of revealed truth that the Catholic Church has received must be transmitted, proclaimed, and preached.
The goal of evangelization is not world domination, but the service of God. Don’t forget that Christ’s victory over the world is…the Cross! It is not our intention to take over the power of the world. Evangelization is done through the Cross.
The martyrs are the first missionaries. Before the eyes of men, their life is a failure. The goal of evangelization is not to “keep count” like social media networks that want to “make a buzz.” Our goal is not to be popular in the media. We want that each and every soul be saved by Christ. Evangelization is not a question of success. It is a profoundly interior and supernatural reality.
The crisis of the Church is above all a crisis of the faith. Some want the Church to be a human and horizontal society; they want it to speak the language of the media. They want to make it popular. They urge it not to speak about God, but to throw itself body and soul into social problems: migration, ecology, dialogue, the culture of encounter, the struggle against poverty, for justice and peace. These are of course important and vital questions before which the Church cannot shut her eyes. But a Church such as this is of interest to no one. The Church is only of interest because she allows us to encounter Jesus. She is only legitimate because she passes on Revelation to us. When the Church becomes overburdened with human structures, it obstructs the light of God shining out in her and through her. We are tempted to think that our action and our ideas will save the Church. It would be better to begin by letting her save herself.But a Church such as this is of interest to no one. The Church is only of interest because she allows us to encounter Jesus. She is only legitimate because she passes on Revelation to us.
FIERCELYCATHOLIC.COM: The Paschal Mystery
God the Father sent Jesus into the world and all of his actions are saving, but it is the final events of Jesus’ life that offer salvation and eternal life in Heaven in the most powerful way.
The Paschal Mystery refers mainly to the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus followed by his glorious Ascension into Heaven where He sits at the right hand of God the Father.
Paschal comes from the word “Pasch”, how the early Christians referred to Easter. This is the new Passover where Jesus Christ became the Lamb who was sacrificed to save mankind from sin and death.
This redemptive work of the Messiah is beyond human understanding. It is a mystery revealed by God and accepted by Catholics as truth by faith. The Paschal mystery is a core doctrine of the Catholic Church and an essential belief of any Christian.
By his Passion, enduring horrible suffering for the sin of mankind, Jesus shows just how serious human sin is, while revealing the power and intensity of God’s love for the human race at the same time.
Even though God could have saved mankind in some other way, Jesus chose to experience the humiliating and painful death of Crucifixion as a man.
Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead on the third day confirms that He is the Son of God. Those who believe in Him and imitate his love for God the Father and for other people can look forward to their own resurrection when He comes again in glory.
Having ascended into Heaven, Jesus intercedes for mankind and rules over his Kingdom that will never end. Those who acknowledge that Jesus died on the Cross for their sins and live according to his teaching will also ascend to Heaven to live forever.
Because the Paschal Mystery transcends time, Catholics participate in it and receive its saving effects by memorializing the final events in the life of Jesus through the celebration of the sacraments, particularly Baptism and the Eucharist.
This redemptive work of Jesus is celebrated and emphasized in the liturgy every day throughout the year, but especially during Holy Week leading up to Easter.
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April 21, 2026(Joh 3:14-17) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him.
Do not be afraid to go out on the streets and into public places, like the first Apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of salvation in the squares of cities, towns and villages. This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living, in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern “metropolis”. It is you who must “go out into the byroads” and invite everyone you meet to the banquet which God has prepared for his people. The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference. It was never meant to be hidden away in private. It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our heavenly Father. —POPE JOHN PAUL II
PASTORAL LETTER: War, Justice, and the Cross – How Should Catholics Think Right Now?
EXCERPT CERC: “As a bishop, it is my duty to warn the West” by Robert Cardinal Sarah
Christians must be missionaries. They cannot keep the treasure of the Faith for themselves. Mission and evangelization remain an urgent spiritual task. And as St. Paul says, every Christian should be able to say “If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel!” (1 Cor 9:16). Further, “God desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2:4). How can we do nothing when so many souls do not know the only truth that sets us free: Jesus Christ? The prevailing relativism considers religious pluralism to be a good in itself. No! The plenitude of revealed truth that the Catholic Church has received must be transmitted, proclaimed, and preached.
The goal of evangelization is not world domination, but the service of God. Don’t forget that Christ’s victory over the world is…the Cross! It is not our intention to take over the power of the world. Evangelization is done through the Cross.
The martyrs are the first missionaries. Before the eyes of men, their life is a failure. The goal of evangelization is not to “keep count” like social media networks that want to “make a buzz.” Our goal is not to be popular in the media. We want that each and every soul be saved by Christ. Evangelization is not a question of success. It is a profoundly interior and supernatural reality.
The crisis of the Church is above all a crisis of the faith. Some want the Church to be a human and horizontal society; they want it to speak the language of the media. They want to make it popular. They urge it not to speak about God, but to throw itself body and soul into social problems: migration, ecology, dialogue, the culture of encounter, the struggle against poverty, for justice and peace. These are of course important and vital questions before which the Church cannot shut her eyes. But a Church such as this is of interest to no one. The Church is only of interest because she allows us to encounter Jesus. She is only legitimate because she passes on Revelation to us. When the Church becomes overburdened with human structures, it obstructs the light of God shining out in her and through her. We are tempted to think that our action and our ideas will save the Church. It would be better to begin by letting her save herself.But a Church such as this is of interest to no one. The Church is only of interest because she allows us to encounter Jesus. She is only legitimate because she passes on Revelation to us.
FIERCELYCATHOLIC.COM: The Paschal Mystery
God the Father sent Jesus into the world and all of his actions are saving, but it is the final events of Jesus’ life that offer salvation and eternal life in Heaven in the most powerful way.
The Paschal Mystery refers mainly to the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus followed by his glorious Ascension into Heaven where He sits at the right hand of God the Father.
Paschal comes from the word “Pasch”, how the early Christians referred to Easter. This is the new Passover where Jesus Christ became the Lamb who was sacrificed to save mankind from sin and death.
This redemptive work of the Messiah is beyond human understanding. It is a mystery revealed by God and accepted by Catholics as truth by faith. The Paschal mystery is a core doctrine of the Catholic Church and an essential belief of any Christian.
By his Passion, enduring horrible suffering for the sin of mankind, Jesus shows just how serious human sin is, while revealing the power and intensity of God’s love for the human race at the same time.
Even though God could have saved mankind in some other way, Jesus chose to experience the humiliating and painful death of Crucifixion as a man.
Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead on the third day confirms that He is the Son of God. Those who believe in Him and imitate his love for God the Father and for other people can look forward to their own resurrection when He comes again in glory.
Having ascended into Heaven, Jesus intercedes for mankind and rules over his Kingdom that will never end. Those who acknowledge that Jesus died on the Cross for their sins and live according to his teaching will also ascend to Heaven to live forever.
Because the Paschal Mystery transcends time, Catholics participate in it and receive its saving effects by memorializing the final events in the life of Jesus through the celebration of the sacraments, particularly Baptism and the Eucharist.
This redemptive work of Jesus is celebrated and emphasized in the liturgy every day throughout the year, but especially during Holy Week leading up to Easter.
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4. A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who have made progress- freedom from anger and patient endurance of injuries; and of the perfect- humility, thirst for dishonours, voluntary craving for involuntary afflictions, non-condemnation of sinners, compassion even beyond one's strength. The first are acceptable, the second laudable; but blessed are those who hunger for hardship and thirst for dishonour, for they shall be filled with the food whereof there can be no satiety.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerR...@aol.com
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