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Posted on 11/26/2012 7:47:50 PM PST by marshmallow
Sunday, Solemnity of Christ the King, 25 November 2012, Beijing, China. Only recently the auxiliary bishop of Shanghai bravely announced from the pulpit of Saint Ignatius cathedral that he would no longer subject himself to the leadership of China’s Catholic Patriotic Association. Soon after, he was “escorted” to the Sheshan Catholic Seminary, where is presently on a forced “spiritual retreat” to “reconsider” his affiliation. In addition, the seminary has been closed “until further notice.” China’s Catholics are keenly aware of their situation, and they are also keenly aware of how to respond.
Sitting in the pews during 10:00 am Mass on the Solemnity of Christ the King at Beijing’s largest Catholic church, North Church, the Mass was crowded as usual. An old man sat behind me talking with two younger women; he was discussing the Communist Party and the recent conclusion of the 18th Party Congress. The two women repeated over and over, “Love God and love others; this is Catholicism.” The Pope has called for a “New Evangelization,” and China’s pulpits and church bulletins have every Sunday functioned to exhort Chinese Catholics to “follow the Vatican’s commission and bring others into the Church.” Again, the two women told the old man behind me, “Love God and love others; this is Catholicism. Can you remember this?” He replied, “I’ll remember.” During Communion he went to the priest for a blessing.
As Mass began, and the long procession of acolytes preceded the celebrant, the hymn was intoned: “Jesus king, Jesus victor, Jesus rules over heaven and earth.” During the prayers of the faithful, the Church and the Pope were prayed for first, and during the offering of the gifts young children were led to an image of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, where they, in Chinese fashion, bowed three times to express their reverence for the Holy Mother. If Christ is not yet King of Communist China, it is not because Chinese Catholics are not trying to make Him so.
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Not quite sure what this means to Christians worshiping under oppressive regimes, but one thing is certain, that being, that God is mightier than any gov’t of man’s choosing. The Apostle Paul speaking of the risen Jesus’s power seated at the right hand of God the Father-”Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.” Eph 1:21-23 Amen & Amen.
Praise God!
And Amen again!
The peace of Christ is the peace that passes all human understanding and is all that stands between humanity and death and war.
Excerpts from Pope Pius XI's 'Quas Primas' (On the Kingship of Christ)
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Christ, The King of the Universe
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Christ Our King! Now And Forever!
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The Reign of Christ the King
QUAS PRIMAS (On the Feast of Christ the King)
Christ the King
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