Catholic ping!
Posted on 04/01/2015 11:06:59 PM PDT by OrthodoxIndianCatholic
Introduction:
On December 2, 1981 Saint Pope John Paul -2 began Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with the Blessed Sacrament exposed in a Chapel at Saint Peter's in Rome and appealed to all Parishes to do the same.
He exhorted us to fill our Churches outside the timetable of Masses with hours of adoration and prolonged periods of Exposition as an expression of our personal commitment to our Eucharistic Lord and Saviour.
Jesus Christ himself points to the ways, the means, and the source of renewal when he says "Come to Me" for "I will refresh you" (Matthew 11:28). And again, "See I make all things new". striking is the fact that Jesus Christ did not whisper it, nor did he speak in a normal voice.
Rather, Sacred Scripture says that he "cried out" when he said :"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me. Let him drink who believes in me". Scripture has it "from within him rivers of living waters shall flow." (John 7 : 37-39)
The Blessed Sacrament is Jesus Christ living in our midst to fulfill a promise made long ago: "I myself will pasture my sheep. I myself will give them rest, says the Lord God. The Lost, I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal". ( Ezekiel 34 : 14-16). The Blessed Sacrament is Jesus Christ, the God- Man sacred in his divinity, sacred in his humanity.
In his first encyclical letter "Redemptor Hominis" Saint Pope John Paul - 2 exhorted that "Every member of the church, specially Bishops and Priests must be vigilant in seeing that this "Sacrament of Love" shall be at the center of the life of the people of God, so that through all the manifestations of worship due to it, Christ shall be given back "Love for Love" and truly become the "life of our souls".
No Matter how busy Saint Pope John Paul -2 was, or how many important people he had to see, he made sure he spent time with the most important person of all : "JESUS CHRIST IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT".
Every Day, he used to spend 2 or 3 Hours in his eucharistic presence. and he used to tell the whole world that this was where he used to get all his energy to do so much for God and his people.
Conclusion :
Imagine the Pope inviting you to Rome to spend an hour with him : you would feel like the most important person in the world. Who would not see this as a great honor and do anything to get there ??
Yet it is a much greater honor to spend an hour with Jesus Christ himself. Those who kept company with Jesus Christ in the Gospel stand out as men and women of great faith- they were his chosen friends who really believed in him.
They were ridiculed then, but are admired now. Those who keep company with Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament are his friends today who will stand out for all eternity for their faith in "His Real Presence".
Credits :
Could you not watch one hour with me by Father Martin Lucia M.S.S. Newsletter No 10 September 1998
Pope Saint John Paul -2 was an "Apostle of the Holy Eucharist". He personally championed the cause of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.
He was a pioneer of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in more ways than one.
In my humble opinion, there will never be a Pope like Saint John Paul - 2 or like Pope John Paul - the Great as I like to call him.
He almost moved "Heaven and Earth" to spread the message of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.
Dear Friends,
Lenten Greetings.
Check this article out on Eucharistic Adoration and Saint Pope John Paul -2.
Make sure you cross yourself from left to right, instead of right to left, and kneel forward with you head down before you rise, because those rituals secure your salvation and are really what God cares about. < sarcasm />
Catholic ping!
The prayer of adoration at nightTo witness repeatedly the "changing of the guard" (when the scheduled adorers filter in) at 1 a.m., 2 a.m., 3 a.m., fills one's heart with the type of joy only Christ can bring. So while you're sharing important time with Our Lord in beautiful silence, you're also sitting, kneeling, and praying, with people who love Jesus so much, they're willing to take themselves from their beds and their homes, at night, to Christ Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, week after week after week, year after year.
has the power and efficacy of that prayer made with fasting
that I recommended to My apostles
as the means of expelling demons
from the souls whom they torture and oppress. -from Fr. Mark Kirby
How are you enjoying Mary of Agreda?
The churches are closed at night, but I turn toward the one down the street!
God bless you!
<<< < sarcasm /> >>> Why? You worship your way; we worship our way. God give you peace!
And tonight is the perfect night! Exposition after Mass for hours! Thanks again for the post!
It IS the perfect night, you’re right! Nice to see you, Grateful2God.
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