Archive | November 19, 2011

Sunday Mass Reading for Feast of Christ the King!

Sunday 20 November 2011

Christ the King

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Readings at Mass
First Reading
Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17

The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view. As a shepherd keeps all his flock in view when he stands up in the middle of his scattered sheep, so shall I keep my sheep in view. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered during the mist and darkness. I myself will pasture my sheep, I myself will show them where to rest–it is the Lord who speaks. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the wounded and make the weak strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them.
As for you, my sheep, the Lord says this: I will judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and he-goats.

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Psalm
Psalm 22:1-3,5-6

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Near restful waters he leads me,
to revive my drooping spirit.
He guides me along the right path;
he is true to his name.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You have prepared a banquet for me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for ever and ever.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

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Second reading
1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28

Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ; but all of them in their proper order: Christ as the first-fruits and then, after the coming of Christ, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, having done away with every sovereignty, authority and power. For he must be king until he has put all his enemies under his feet and the last of the enemies to be destroyed is death, for everything is to be put under his feet. And when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject in his turn to the One who subjected all things to him, so that God may be all in all.

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Gospel
Matthew 25:31-46

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.

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‘Then the King will say to those on his right hand, “Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me.” Then the virtuous will say to him in reply, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome; naked and clothe you; sick or in prison and go to see you?” And the King will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.”
‘Next he will say to those on his left hand, “Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food; I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink; I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me.” Then it will be their turn to ask, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?” Then he will answer, “I tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me.”
‘And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life.’

Source: RC Calendar iPhone App. Universalis Publishing Limited: see http://www.universalis.com. Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible.

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Sworn Affadavit 4 Court Was a Lie – by a Witness 2 the Seal’s Violation

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A sworn statement submitted to court, in 2000, about me from a Mr. F. was a bald faced lie. Mr. F proposed that his fears – were the truth, to the judge. Fears are never the Truth! God bless the fool for lying, to save his friend’s violation of the seal.

I have no knowledge where the man lived nor did I ever think of the criminal actions he conjured up in his stupid little pea-brain of a head, and proposed in that false affidavit.

I suppose he can propose his lies under oath and get a notary to witness his statements. But, I am here to set the record straight. He Lied his Ass-Off to protect a Bad Priest, who violated my Seal of Confession. No doubt the Pope absolved that priest, of that sin or worse, he never confessed it. I’ll just leave all that to God.

That 3rd Witness to the Seal’s Violation had the audacity to lie under oath a false notion only he could have thought up.

Actually this man lost his job because I could “substantiate” that he and another man, husband to a female piano player harassed me in church as I prayed, in August 1999. A priest who was preparing the Lectionary for the next day’s Mass at the Podium noticed these two men were harassing me and both men’s evils had me in tears. Although this priest hated me, he did the right thing and substantiated my letter, to him was the truth. Mr. F lost his job because he harassed me with another man, in church, as I prayed.

So, now my six year gag order was done under False Pretenses.

I hope and pray that all involved get theirselves to the Confessional before God takes them before they have time to Confess these Lies!

Next time don’t bother to propose your stupid, baseless, Fears as the Truth in Court of Law. You got away with it for years, but I am here to say you lied, in your false statements, in your affidavit, to the court.

I would never do what you accused me of. I am ashamed you would dare lie about me in court.

God bless you with better sense than that. God bless you with repentance.

Next time you get tempted to lie about someone under oath just remember – you cannot escape God’s wrath, and my need for Justice without Confessing it.

I will forgive your lie and thank God you got fired. Thanking God for small miracles, but hoping you confess it would be my greatest joy!

As far as the Bishop inquiring what the sin was that was brought out of the Confessional, he, the priest and God will deal with that disgusting matter. That was just more “Corporate Sin” piled up upon another.

All I know is I have very little in this world but my God Given Rights. My life and sins were private until you all pried.

Seems God weighed in on my side more than yours. He taught me, and none of you, how to play the piano in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. And, 33 Songs later and I am still composing songs.

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Oh and the Other Diocesan Bishop going after me and calling me a liar from another diocese was found dead from a heart attack – on the Feast Day of St John Nepomucene. I prayed to God and St John Nepomucene to defend me every day, after I got court papers saying two other Bishops wanted to shut me up, in April 2004. I asked God to defend me like He did the Israelites, and for St John to “Defend Me” because I had no money for a lawyer, but only faith, in his helping me. And helped me he did. The Bishop calling me a liar and threatening me, was found dead – on the Feast Day of Saint John Nepomucene.

So, God answered my prayer in a very decisive way, that I never anticipated. I never asked God to destroy my enemies, only to defend me like He did the Israelites fleeing the Pharaoh, in Egypt. I prayed for that Bishop everyday, since Feb 2004, and so did Ss John Nepomucene and John Vianney. I hope he repented before he died of rash judging me and calling me a liar and threatening me. Yes. I forgive this Bishop and pray for the Repose of his soul. We all sin and fall short of the Glory of God.

I consider that St John Nepomucene, as one of my best friends, in heaven. He represented me at that Bishop’s Particular Judgment Day as my Heavenly Attorney in the Only Court Date that Ever Matters – Judgment Day!

So I say, to my heavenly friend, “St John Nepomucene thanks for being my Defense Lawyer in Heaven and my witness. I will be forever grateful for your solidarity and love for me and your helping, to ease the weight, of my cross.”

Do I forgive that priest, Bishop, the witnesses, of their sins against me? Of course I do. Yes. I have to re-forgive if I slip into the Sin of Un-forgiveness and Anger and Confess it, as I have done, this week.

God weighed in on my side more than theirs by showing me how to play the piano at age 43, and how to compose music. I am very grateful, to God’s Gift.

Since they can’t even look me straight in the eye, because they know they got away with a very big cover up – I must extend my apology for bearing a grudge, and frowning at you. I confessed it Tuesday. And, doing penance for it.

Yeah, I am thankful God is not finished with them yet. Eventually they’ll either Confess their sins or not. They still have time to repent, confess and make amends. They cannot pay back lost time. Only going forward matters.

I must forgive them, if I want to be forgiven. I can collect and offer up all my crosses and prayers, for their salvation; in union with the Good Lord’s Blood offered, in every daily Mass. It’s what God expects of all of us.

Now my sins seem bigger since I have met such awful folks. Seems they won. I made true their lousy assessments of me. But, with God’s graces and lots of prayer to Our Blessed Mother I can change, for the better, too.

I wish I would have obeyed, that premonition warning me to not work at that Rectory. Hind sight is 20/20. There is much to be said about Obeying God, promptly, even when pressured, by a priest to work, at a Rectory. Now, if I would have obeyed that severe reservation and not worked there, none of this would have happened.

I have needed to say this for a very long time.

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Nov 23 – Feast Day of Blessed Miguel Pro

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Blessed Padre Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J. (+ Mexico, 1927), shot without a trial; the execution took place in front of many people purposely convoked by the Mexican Government [Beatified on 25 September 1988].

“Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez (January 13, 1891 – November 23, 1927), also known as Blessed Miguel Pro, was a Mexican Jesuit priest, executed during the persecution of the Catholic Church under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles after “trumped up charges” of involvement in an assassination attempt against former President Álvaro Obregón. Fr. Pro was beatified by John Paul II as a martyr on September 25, 1988.” (Wikipedia)

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(Source: Wikipedia)

“At the time of the killing of Pro, Mexico was under rule of the fiercely anti-clerical and anti-Catholic President Plutarco Elías Calles who had begun what writer Graham Greene called the “fiercest persecution of religion anywhere since the reign of Elizabeth.”

–”We ought to speak, shout out against injustices, with confidence and without fear. We proclaim the principles of the Church, the reign of love, without forgetting that it is also a reign of justice.” ~ Quote from Blessed Miguel Pro.

“Fr. Pro and his brothers were visited by Generals Roberto Cruz and Palomera Lopez around 11 p.m. on November 22, 1927. The next day, as Fr. Pro walked from his cell to the courtyard and the firing squad, he blessed the soldiers, knelt and briefly prayed quietly. Declining a blindfold, he faced his executioners with a crucifix in one hand and a rosary in the other and held his arms out in imitation of the crucified Christ and shouted out, “May God have mercy on you! May God bless you! Lord, Thou knowest that I am innocent! With all my heart I forgive my enemies!” Before the firing squad were ordered to shoot, Pro raised his arms in imitation of Christ and shouted the defiant cry of the Cristeros, “Viva Cristo Rey!” -”Long live Christ the King!” When the initial shots of the firing squad failed to kill him, a soldier shot him point blank.

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The Cristeros became more animated and fought with renewed enthusiasm, many of them carrying the newspaper photo of Pro before the firing squad.”
(Quote Source: Wikipedia)

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A throng of 20,000 Mexicans came outside of his parent’s home and paid tribute to him. And a old blind woman came up to his body and touched it and was cured. Even Blessed Padre Miguel Pro’s dad refused to cry when he saw his Martyred Son presented to him.

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(Quotes of Blessed Miguel Pro)

— “I believe, O Lord, but strengthen my faith… Heart of Jesus, I love Thee; but increase my love. Heart of Jesus, I trust in Thee; but give greater vigor to my confidence. Heart of Jesus, I give my heart to Thee; but so enclose it in Thee that it may never be separated from Thee. Heart of Jesus, I am all Thine; but take care of my promise so that I may be able to put it in practice even unto the complete sacrifice of my life.” ~ Blessed Miguel Pro
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— “If I meet any long-faced Saints in Heaven, I will cheer them up, with a Mexican Hat Dance!” – Blessed Miguel Pro.

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“Fifty-two years after Pro’s execution, the Pope visited Mexico, was welcomed by the President, and celebrated open-air Masses before thousands of people (an act which would have been a crime during Pro’s life and was still technically illegal at the time of the pope’s visit, though unenforced).

On September 25, 1988 at the Beatification Mass for Blessed Miguel Pro, Pope John Paul II had this to say about Padre Pro,

“Neither suffering nor serious illness, neither the exhausting ministerial activity, frequently carried out in difficult and dangerous circumstances, could stifle the radiating and contagious joy which he brought to his life for Christ and which nothing could take away. Indeed, the deepest root of self-sacrificing surrender for the lowly was his passionate love for Jesus Christ and his ardent desire to be conformed to him, even unto death.”

Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Pro

*** No wonder I like this Courageous Priest! He was arrested on “trumped up charges!” Who can’t identify with that? Even Jesus was treated likewise. Only God’s special friends gets such crosses! ***