In today's Gospel reading from John 13, at the Last Supper after Judas had left, Jesus said to the rest of the disciples, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him." We see that whenever we obey God and do his will, we glorify him and he in turn glorifies us. How good it is that we are able to glorify the Lord continuously everyday!
Sunday, May 18, 2025
***How Not to Sin Again***
This morning at Mass, the first thing the Lord made me see was that we must not sin against him at all. So how can we achieve that? The answer is that it all depends upon how you go about doing it. It you try to do it on your own, it would be so hard that you'll fail for sure. On the other hand, if you trust in the Lord completely to let him help you, it becomes effortless! Therefore, seek to attain union with God through the Holy Eucharist so that you may trust him in all things.
Saturday, May 17, 2025
***Bering the "Richest" Person*
Communion experience. Christ is my Lord, my God, and all mine! I have to be the "richest" person in the whole universe!
*****BLUNT LOVING MESSAGE*****
Life continuous on after death. It's the transition that can be smooth or jolting, for you'll experience either great joy or great sorrow. Never assume that everything is hunky-dory with you if you don't have Christ backing you yet!
***Do You Know the Whole Truth?
In today's Gospel reading from John 14, Jesus pretty much identified himself with the Father. I can claim confidently that since I already know Christ, I already know God and the whole truth. I challenge all of you to be able to make this same claim proudly. Remember that God loves you and will make everything possible for you if you love him.
***Rid Yourself of All Deadly Sins**
In today's first reading from Acts 13, almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said. What I want to talk about is jealousy, a most common sin. The other one that comes readily to my mind is greed, which you can see all around in the world. Both jealousy and greed can be cured by humility. One immediate goal of imitating Christ is to become humble like him. When we are humble, there'll a place reserved in heaven for each of us. Anyway, submit yourself to Christ to let him take away jealousy, greed, and all other deadly sins to make you heaven bound. Alleluia!
**The Light of Christ**
Today's entrance antiphon (based upon 1 Peter 2:9): O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia. If you're a cradle Catholic, you probably have not experienced such a call, but you should at least be aware that you are now basking in the wonderful light of Christ!
Friday, May 16, 2025
***Full Life or No Life***
As sinners, we need Christ to straighten us out. This needs to be done before we die, for after we die, it's judgment time. Facing the Lord directly is the way to go. Right now, as he's not judging us yet, it is the time to let him prepare us for eternal life. If you don't do anything, you are burying your head in the sand and could end up with no life whatsoever!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
****Superior Goal****
People of the world pay exorbitant prices for admission tickets to watch some big name popular entertainer perform. They also line up early to make sure that they gain entry to some store that has pre-announced a big sale on some name brand merchandise. Now, I just want to return to my new home in heaven, and I only need to believe in Jesus ... no line to wait in, no money to pay, no struggle to go through, and no anxiety felt whatsoever. I have chosen a superior goal!
**Common Sense Conclusion
To be saved, we must at least love God more than ourselves—I believe that you'll agree with me here if you believe that God does exist. Of course, if we love God singularly, then our salvation is completely assured.
***Living Wisely*
With Christ, not matter what spiritual condition you are in, you can always start over anew. That is, you can always find hope in him as long as you are still alive on earth. After you die, you have no say anymore. Therefore, live every moment of your life wisely!
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
**Dealing with Prophecies
There are so many prophets putting out warnings and predictions nowadays that it gets very confusing. Some give vague warnings, while others specific instructions as to how you should prepare yourself. Not all of them can be genuine. The role of a prophet is to get people ready for the coming of the Lord. If you are already following him faithfully, you are ready. In that case, you only need to remain holy. Personally, I'm only interested in the predictions and warnings of the various approved Marian apparitions.
*****Greatest Honor***
It's being called by God to follow and serve him! Clearly, it's an invitation to return to him in heaven!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
***Sin Spoils Everything
It was a beautiful spring day as I drove home after Mass. The temperature, the sky, the green fields, the flowering trees . . . everything looked almost prtfect. Then sin hit me and I saw it's grotesque ugliness. And I knew that heaven is infinitely more beautiful because it's pure sans sin. (Many who have been shown heaven by God all reported seeing most beautiful skies, trees, flowers, meadows, etc., up there. This makes me believe that the Lord God has modeled our world after heaven. Now, when we get to heaven, it wouldn't looke like a totally strange place to us.)
*****Glory Be to the Holy Eucharist*****
Receiving Christ in the Holy Eucharist in the highlight of my each day and whole life. I am going to put in one quote what Jesus said to the Jews in John 6 that's relevant to this post: "I am the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." Now you see why I feel so upbeat about receiving the Eucharist. It is also the very mean of achieving union with God! A church without the Eucharist is like a crucifix with no Jesus on it.
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