God is Merciful, Praise God!

Happy Mercy Sunday!

Today we celebrate the Octave Day of Easter. We remember that Jesus suffered, died, and rose again so that we might have mercy, that is to be united with God forever! Our Gospel Portion is St. John 20: 19-3. We will meditate on the following,

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His Name. John 20: 30-31

Jesus came into our world for no reason but to make God’s love and mercy available to us. The only requirement is to surrender to God!

Mercy is freely given, but to experience it, it must be received!

Receiving God’s mercy will change our lives. It will also change how we treat ourselves and others.

Receiving God’s mercy will make the world a better place because we will make it a better place.

We experienced Divine Mercy every Second Sunday after Easter Sunday. This is a necessary reminder for us, and at least for me, I need to treat myself and others with mercy.

There is so much hate in the world, and that reality is not a new one, but we, the Jesus People, bring mercy and love to this world in such a need for us!

Be mercy and love!

Pax. The Hermit of Peace.

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Allow Jesus to Heal Us!

Jesus wants to make us whole!

Happy Third Sunday of Lent!

I hope and pray that this holy time brings us peace and joy.

Today our Gospel Portion is St. Luke 13: 1-9. We will concentrate on the following section,

And he said to the vine dresser, “Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?”

And he answered him, “Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put manure. And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.” Luke 13: 7-9.

God is merciful and God gives us time to bear fruit!

Each Season of Lent allows us to be fed to produce fruits of righteousness throughout the year. The things of the world oftentimes reduce the potency of God’s Word in our lives. During Lent, we do things to help us receive Divine Nourishment, Divine Fertilizer, that will allow us to produce more for God’s Kingdom.

Please use Lenten time well! Read the Sacred Scripture! Fast and pray, and let this Lent be the best ever!

The world needs our fruit of righteousness now!

Be instruments of God in the world! Make the world a better place by our fruits!

Blessings!

Pax, The Hermit of Peace.

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Divine Mercy Matters!

Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!

There is an urgent need to live Divine Mercy in our lives. Our world needs to see it in how we treat ourselves and each other. We can change the trajectory of our lives and those we encounter. We can go from chaos to peace and lead others to peace too! We read in the Gospel of St. John,

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

John 20:21

As we close the high holy days of Easter, we are challenged by the words of the Risen Lord Jesus to be His presence in the world. God entered into our midst over 2000 years ago in the womb of Mary His Mother and as the world so desperately needed Him then, so do we need Him now. Humankind must always be challenged to live supernaturally!

We must live the Mercy that we say we believe in! People need to see that there is another way to live, the Mercy Way!

How we treat ourselves and others say volumes about what we really believe!

The world still has hope, and it begins with us!

We must ask ourselves honestly, are we living the fact that Jesus rose from the dead?

Are we living Divine Mercy?

Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!

Pax. The Hermit of Peace.

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Grace In Abundance!

God does not follow our way of doing things. God follows God’s plan for our wellbeing. The Parable of the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) gives us an inkling into the Divine Way! It concludes:

But he replied to one of them ,”Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last one as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?”
Matthew 20:13-16

The owner of the vineyard is the Lord, and the Lord goes out to find us to work in The Vineyard, God’s Kingdom. We can apply this Parable in many ways. This is one of the wonderful things about the parable. For today, let us see that God wants all to be saved. Whenever we make ourselves available, God will put us to work. This wonderful reality does not follow our human work ethic. That work ethic is based on time served and merit. These are not Divine Principles, rather for God, the reward for us is abundant grace at any moment we turn away from our previous way and go to work in the Kingdom Vineyard.

Thank God that we are not God!

When we approach someone who is new to the Church, may we apply Divine Understanding in dealing with them. The newcomer has as much right to belong as any one of us!

All belong in the Kingdom, not because of the time they arrived, not because of what ability they have, but because of who God is!

God’s Grace Is Abundant!

Abundant Blessings!

Pax.

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Jesus The Humble King!

Divine Humility Saves Us!

And he said, Jesus remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And He said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Luke 23: 42-43

Jesus the King is humble!

The life, passion, death and resurrection of Jesus is a lesson in humility that changes our world. The use of humility in our lives must follow this example of Jesus on the Cross. It shows the Power of Love.

St. Dismas, the person who stole Heaven, one of the two criminals that were crucified with the Lord, had to be humble to receive Paradise. Humility for him meant being honest about his life, and trusting in Divine Mercy, and asking in total trust to be with Jesus forever!

Total trust in Jesus leads to Paradise with Him!

This is how we must celebrate the true meaning of the Feast of Christ the King, to know we are not worthy, but come to Jesus are we are, ask Him for mercy, and make Him King of Our Lives!

Hail King Jesus!

Happy Feast of Christ the King!

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May We Experience Unconditional Love and Mercy!

Believe in Jesus and Be Blest!

Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!

Jesus said to Thomas, “Have you believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who not have seen me, and yet believe.”
John 20: 29

Having a personal relationship with Jesus changes one’s life. Perhaps it was easier to develop a relationship with the Lord when he walked the earth. However, wherever we are, we can have this relationship through our human relationships, in the Word, in the Sacraments, and though prayer. Our lives will keep being transformed in this interchange.

Whenever life gets complicated and we start feeling bad about ourselves, come to Jesus; talk to Him. Received His Mercy; received His peace! We will rise from the feelings that are negative about ourselves; we will be transformed in Jesus’ mercy and love. Mercy and love, with Jesus is Divine, and unconditional. There exists no better relationship!

Come to Jesus and be blest!

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