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March 13, 2011
March 14th Holy Spirit Novena
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March 13, 2011
R. Hitler invaded Austria
March 13, 1938
Genesis 2: 7-9;
3: 1-7Yahweh God shaped man from the soil of the ground and blew the breath of life into his nostrils, and man became a living being.
Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, which is in the east, and there he put the man he had fashioned. From the soil, Yahweh God caused to grow every kind of tree, enticing to look at and good to eat, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now, the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had made. It asked the woman, 'Did God really say you were not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?' The woman answered the snake, 'We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden. But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden God said, "You must not eat it, nor touch it, under pain of death." ' Then the snake said to the woman, 'No! You will not die! God knows in fact that the day you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, knowing good from evil.' The woman saw that the tree was good to eat and pleasing to the eye, and that it was enticing for the wisdom that it could give. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened and they realised that they were naked. So they sewed fig-leaves together to make themselves loin-cloths.
Romans 5: 12-19
Well then; it was through one man that sin came into the world, and through sin death, and thus death has spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned. Sin already existed in the world before there was any law, even though sin is not reckoned when there is no law. Nonetheless death reigned over all from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sin was not the breaking of a commandment, as Adam's was. He prefigured the One who was to come . . .
There is no comparison between the free gift and the offence. If death came to many through the offence of one man, how much greater an effect the grace of God has had, coming to so many and so plentifully as a free gift through the one man Jesus Christ! Again, there is no comparison between the gift and the offence of one man. One single offence brought condemnation, but now, after many offences, have come the free gift and so acquittal! It was by one man’s offence that death came to reign over all, but how much greater the reign in life of those who receive the fullness of grace and the gift of saving justice, through the one man, Jesus Christ. One man’s offence brought condemnation on all humanity; and one man’s good act has brought justification and life to all humanity. Just as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man’s obedience are many to be made upright.
Matthew 4: 1-11
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, after which he was hungry, and the tester came and said to him, ‘If you are Son of God, tell these stones to turn into loaves.’ But he replied, ‘Scripture says:
Human beings live not on bread
alone
but on every word
that comes from the mouth of God.’
The devil then took him to the holy city and set him on the parapet of the Temple. ‘If you are Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down; for scripture says:
He has given his angels orders
about you,
and they will carry you in their arms
in case you trip over a stone.’
Jesus said to him, ‘Scripture also says:
Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’
Next, taking him to a very high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. And he said to him, ‘I will give you all these, if you fall at my feet and do me homage.’ Then Jesus replied, ‘Away with you, Satan! For scripture says:
The Lord your God is the one
to whom you must do homage,
him alone you must serve.’
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels appeared and looked after him.
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First Sunday of Lent
February 10, 2008
INTRODUCTION
– (Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7, Romans 5: 12-19, Matthew 4: 1-11) Today’s first reading tells us the story of the creation of our first parents, their temptation and their fall from grace. This does not pretend to be a documentary of what happened one or two million years earlier. It is more like a parable that attempts to understand the problem of evil. God created the human race to be happy and to share in his grace and friendship. This is indicated by the Garden of Eden. This story of Adam and Eve tells us the source of evil is our decision to give in to temptation, to not trust, to make our own rules, to use the free will which God gave us to say “no” to God. The story shows us that we bring suffering upon ourselves as a result. Paul, in the second reading, reflects on this sinful tendency in all of us. But his emphasis is on the good news that Christ can save us from sin.HOMILY
– A teacher asked her little children in religion class to draw a picture of their favorite bible story. One small boy drew the picture of an elderly gentleman, elegantly dressed, driving a big convertible. In the back of the car were two people, hardly dressed at all. The teacher thought it was an interesting picture and asked what it meant. The young artist was surprised the teacher had to ask, but he explained that was God driving Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden. Today’s gospel, where Jesus refuses to give in to temptation, is contrasted with the first reading where Adam and Eve did give in. We’ll never know precisely what their sin was, but it doesn’t matter. Ultimately their sin was no different than ours, a decision not to trust God when he tells us to do or not to do something. Even though Adam and Eve gave in to sin, we can’t be too condemning of them. We might not have done any better ourselves.Temptation is always a matter of thinking we can be happier without God’s direction or help. The grace to resist temptation is always available to us, but we don’t always use it. All of us are tempted. Even Jesus himself was tempted. Did you notice how Jesus always answered the devil with a quote from scripture. It shows how knowing scripture can be a real help to resist temptation. Then again, the devil quoted scripture too, so we have to know it well.
We always begin the season of Lent with Jesus in the desert. I want to say a word or two about the desert. Jesus was sent there by the Holy Spirit right after his baptism. It was a time to reflect and pray, a time of transition from the workshop to his work of teaching and healing. We all need to go into the desert from time to time. Sometimes the Holy Spirit takes us there by denying to us for a time the joys and consolations that we would like our religion to bring us. Sometimes life itself takes us into a desert, with the loss of a loved one or a job or our health, or a feeling that we’ve lost our purpose. Our faith is really tested during such times. That’s when we wonder whether God still loves us, whether God is still with us. Lent is a kind of little desert as we are encouraged to temporarily back away from a few of life’s pleasures, pleasures that distract us from reflecting on the more serious side of life. Often I minister to people who are dying. It’s not unusual for someone to say to me: “I never thought this would happen to me.” I guess they never thought about what was ahead for all of us. Life could be over for any of us tomorrow. The important thing to know is that eternal life is ahead for us too if we remain faithful to our Lord and follow him. Jesus told us he would prepare a place for us in his Father’s home and he will never reject anyone who comes to him. But we do have the freedom to turn away from him by not following the way he has shown us. Indeed, these are profound thoughts, but that’s what Lent is for, to think and pray about these things.
R. The first reading tells of the temptation of our
first parents and their fall from grace —
God created our first parents and us to
be happy and to share in God's
friendship —
We try to understand the problem of evil —
St. Paul explains temptation in
the second reading.
Evil finds its source in making our
own rules —
do our own will —
saying 'no' to God —
There was a woman shopping for a new dress
It was the most stunning she had ever seen —
She wanted to see how she looked in it. It was
$750. She was afraid somebody else would
buy it.
She knew she didn't have that kind
of money for a dress, but she bought it anyway —
Her husband said how much was it?
Why did you buy it — Didn't you say 'get behind me satan' —
She said that and satan said 'it looked good from the back' —
Temptations attract us to something
that looks good, but we
should not do it, even though we
know we shouldn't do it.
Jesus did not give into temptation —
Jesus only used His miraculous powers to do good —
Jesus knew His Kingdom was not
of this world —
His Kingdom was to serve and to
not be served —
Jesus didn't cut corners in anyway —
Pie can look tempting —
This is not a sin, but
disobedience against God is wrong
Our first parents thought they were smarter than God —
Judas thought He was smarter than God
Prayer and self sacrifice lead
to holiness —
Self-sacrifice does not
have to be food —
it can be so we don't
give into nasty
remarks — wasting time on the internet —
We can give alms — giving to charity —
Many other religions use these practices
to be holy — prayer and sacrifice —
The Archbishop asked the
Catholic relief services to help in
Japan —
God is mighty —
The devil tempts people to sin —
The devil wants to 'surprise'
well intentioned people, by
those doing hate crimes —
Crimes intentionally to hurt others
are hate crimes —
We are called to love —
We are called to serve God and build His
Kingdom —
Satan said
"I will not serve God"
Satan doesn't want us to serve God —
Satan wants us to say "no" to God —
God wants us to be obedient —
God commands us to know, love and
serve Him —
We can want our will opposed to God's
will — not God's will —
Jesus: Rejoice My People and Love
Know I love you —
Be people of the light —
Let Me dwell abundantly in you —
R. Holy - Holy - Holy - Lord —
You see the devil's chaos —
You may not see the plan of the Father —
How He is working —
Our Lady of Clearwater is a sign of this Plan
The Movement
The 15,000,000 Priestly Newsletters
Fr. Joe's homilies —
Millions have responded to Fatima —
Something happened at Fatima —
In Clearwater — we know something
happened there —
We have all these pictures —
movies—
waters —
glass —
A public miracle of Fatima —
The vision at Clearwater —
Mary changed colors —
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R. Secularization —
Man can think he is the center — this is wrong
Man can control his own destiny — this too is wrong
Way of the world —
All the inventions —
World War I — then raging
as Mary appeared at Fatima
She warned —
They knocked off the image head
at Clearwater — March 1, 2004
Then knocked off Jesus' statue head
March 3, 2011
Falmouth Flooded March 3, 1997.
The corner fell off the old seminary
March 22, 1994 —
At 2,000,000 Casualties on Western
Front at World War I
Fatima 1917
Mary appeared to 3 little children —
This gives credibility
Slaughter of World War I
Children hardly knew of war
Hate is energy —
War —
A lady translated Blue Book and
circulating it in another
language —
pushy — do her will
without authority from me
Rasputin they believed had
satanic powers
1914 — 2,000,000 Russians
killed or captured
Peace — God brings peace
Tension exists between men with
wounded human natures
Tension between men and women
2001 — September 11 —
A big grave —
A big building
World War I a big grave —
so many killed
bitterly
War — hatred, anger, energy,
put by the hate games
of some —
others must defend what is
right —
We are at battle like
war —
evil and good —
God's will or rebellion to God's will
Mary appeared at Clearwater —
a sign
Mary is the Queen of Peace —
God has entrusted the world to her —
Jesus' statue head was knocked
off on the anniversary of
Falmouth flood —
R. Now the earthquake —
We must obey God —
He is in charge —
He is love
Despair is the opposite of hope
Excerpts from The Spirituality of Fatima
by Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.
July 13, 1917
"During her appearance in July, Our Lady, in answer to Lucia's plea, promised that in October she would work a great miracle so that all might believe and know who she was. Again, the Mother of God told the children to sacrifice themselves for sinners and to say many times, especially when making a sacrifice, this prayer: "O my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for the conversion of poor sinners, and in reparation for all the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary." (11)
"During this same July apparition, Mary showed the three children a vision of Hell. She told them:
"You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish, in the world, devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If people do what I tell you, many souls will be saved and there will be peace.
"The war (World War I, then raging) is going to end. But if people do not stop offending God, another and worse one will begin in the reign of Pius XI. When you shall see a night illuminated by an unknown light [January 2, 1938], know that this is the great sign that God gives you that He is going to punish the world for its many crimes by means of war, hunger, and persecution of the Church and the Holy Father. (12)
"To prevent this, I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of Reparation on the five first Saturdays. If my requests are granted, Russia will be converted and there will be peace. If not, she will scatter her errors throughout the world, provoking wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, and various nations will be destroyed....
"But in the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph, the Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, Russia will be converted, and a certain period of peace will be granted to the world." (13)
11. For background material on Fatima, I am particularly indebted to
Our Lady of Fatima's Peace Plan from Heaven (Rockford: TAN
Books and Publishers, Inc., 1983). pp.3-4.
12. Ibid., pp.4-5.
13. Ibid., p.5.
Sing: Let There Be Peace on Earth —
R. Make reparation for the sins of man and
appease your God —
God is just —
He punished us because of Adam and
Eve's sin —
People tell themselves, many of them,
God won't punish me for
this sin —
God is all just —
We must stop offending God —
That was Mary's message —
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