Let Us Celebrate the Universal King!

May we love each other as Jesus loves us!

We have reached the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year 2025. We have meditated on so many things about Jesus and the love that He has for us over the year. In the Novus Ordo, we conclude this glorious year with the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe! It is a powerful reminder of what is important to us; Jesus is our ultimate role model.

Our Gospel Portion is St. Luke 23:35-43, and we will meditate on,

And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power.”
Luke 23:42

These words come from St. Dismas, the thief who stole Heaven. It reminds us that the King of the Universe came to save the world! Jesus challenges the world in His type of Kingship. It is the Kingship of kindness, love, and mercy.

St. Dismas could not work for his salvation; it had to be a gift. All he did was to surrender to Jesus with his whole being, and Jesus said, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43

What an excellent King and what a fantastic Kingdom to be citizens of now and for eternity.

As we close this year and prepare to open ourselves to Advent, the beginning of the Liturgical Year 2026, may we remember who our true King is and our responsibilities to Him. May we bring the Heavenly Kingdom to the here and now by the way we treat everyone and ourselves.

We do not have to wait for Heaven; we can live in Heaven now!

All hail our King Jesus!

Pax. The Hermit of Peace.

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Jesus is King!

Let Him Reign!

We are coming to the end of another cycle of liturgical readings. Today we look at Jesus who we can choose to be our King. It always our choice, but it is the choice that leads us to peace. Our final Gospel Portion for Ordinary Time 2024 is St. John 18: 33-37. We read,

Pilate said to Him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.” John 18: 37

We have followed Jesus many Sundays of 2024 and He has given the truth to us. We have followed Him from His Incarnation, birth, early life, mission, Passion, Death, Resurrection and Post- Resurrection appearances. We have experienced the Truth! We need to do this each year!

Let the Truth Set Us Free!

Reviewing the Holy Word, Sacred Scriptures, bathes us in the Truth. This Truth will free us from the lies of this world.

Jesus gave us Himself so that we can be truly our real selves. He will keep us free!

Happy Christ the King Sunday!

Pax. The Hermit of Peace.

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