“BE NOT AFRAID”
So we are told in Sacred Scripture, do not fear those who can destroy the body but rather fear those who can destroy the soul. We must seek always to recognize the hypocrisy of the world, with its passing promises of transitory glory, beauty and wealth replacing it with the Truth of The Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is only one True WORD OF GOD, all others had man as their sole origin, It is in the Old and New Testaments that we can see, hear, grow and learn the very Heart of God, for even though those who wrote the Sacred Scripture were but mere men, its Author is God Himself.
When you stop to think of it, of all the Christian communities on the face of the earth, we, as Catholics proclaim both the New and Old Testaments every single day of the year on every continent on the face of the Earth. It is awe inspiring to note that we as a people of God are a part of so great an Institution given to us by God Himself, a God Who is our most Loving and Affectionate Father. That He would Love us so much that rather than leaving us orphans of Eve, He deigns to make us His adopted sons and daughters Through His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ!
Could the mind of man conceive of so great and wondrous a mystery!?! You and I, through no merit of our own have been promised a Divine Heritage, giving us the very Right to heaven!
But I would do The Divine Mercy a grave injustice if I would fail to mention The Gift that surpasses all the gifts of Created Reality, The most Blessed Virgin Mary. Our Loving and affectionate Father outdid Himself, surpassing every gift even all of them combined when He created She who would be The Mother of God and through Divine Benevolence be given to us as our Mother in Faith.
We celebrate the Birth of our Beloved Mother Mary, as a Universal Feast day celebrated with solemnity by not only Catholic Christians, but by everyone who calls themselves Christian, since it is THROUGH HER that we have SALVATION Itself!! God took from Her the very flesh He used to Redeem us, the very Flesh that He gives to us as our Food in The Most Holy Eucharist! Whether we like it or not it is impossible to Love Our Lord and Savior, the way He wants to be loved, but through Her.
It is this blessed Mother who is the very reason that we will one day be able to stand before the throne of God with confidence, for it is the knowledge of Her as gift that reveals to us the Heart of God as Father, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. It is the knowledge that She stands at our side as she stood at the foot of the cross that gives us the courage to stand before the leaders of this world, proclaiming the full and unabashed gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ without excuses, making no apologies for Its Truth. It is this Woman of the Ages who intercedes for us, procuring the Graces that we need to become Christ to the world!
It is This Great Gift, MARY who teaches us so much about Her Son, in doing so She helps us to understand Him, to Love Him and to Serve Him in those who surround us. It is She who opens the eyes of the indifferent, enflames the Hearts of the tepid and awakens sleeping Faith in the souls of those called to proclaim His Holy Name!
It is time to rise from our slumber, take upon ourselves His most Holy Yoke, a burden essential to the Salvation of Mankind! But do not be afraid, it is light, due to the fact that not only has our Beloved Lord shouldered it Himself, but He has already won for us the battle. We must fight my Brothers and Sisters, we must Fight for the Unborn, for the weak among us, for those whose voices are silenced by age or discrimination of any kind. We must take our place at the foot of the cross along with Mary as our guide and Protectress, we must defend the GOD GIVEN RIGHTS of human life from the moment of conception to a natural death. We must instruct those among us so that being aware of the Teachings of Christ those who consider themselves leaders will be humble SERVANTS of the people enacting laws that are Just, founded on true Christian principles.
My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus through Mary, can we let even one more day go by and remain indifferent to the voices of the millions of children that cry out to us from the abortion mills? Can we allow elected officials to make any laws that not only fund but promote such a heinous attack on our innocent children in the womb of their own mothers? Can we remain silent before laws that steal from our elderly their right to life, liberty and the continued pursuit of happiness!?
Let us take our RIGHTFUL place, along with the great leaders of The Church throughout the ages in defense of the poor, the unborn, the elderly, the sick, those rejected by a society that values only transitory beauty! Let us recognize that we need the so called “unproductive” those who have been judged as having a quality of life not worth living! We need them in order to see our own deformity, our own ugliness, our own shortcomings, our own prejudices, our own pride. It is our privilege to stand up and speak out for the poor, the marginalized, the unborn, the elderly, the sick and those rejected by society.
In other words IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE AND DUTY to BE CHRIST TO THE WORLD.