Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff.
Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
Tell us about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass.
Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
A taste of what I offered at 1 Peter 5 this week:
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The Latin Collect reminds us that God has a plan for each of us. From before time and the universe was created, God knew each one of us. Of all the possible universes He could have created, He chose to create this one, into which He called us into existence at the precise moment He foresaw we would be needed in His plan. Along with existence, He gives us work to do. Our Lord, the Incarnate Word, framed this well for us when He taught that we must love both God and our neighbor.
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Our Pastor spoke in his excellent homily about the family being the foundation of human society and about how Marx in his Communist Manifesto derided the family. He described how the Soviet Communists, following Marxist principles, early on in their rule undermined family life, such as by permitting divorce merely by the sending of a postcard, and thereby undermined their society. He said this led to many homeless children living in the streets, to crime, and to other societal problems. They therefore changed course a few years later to encourage marriage and stable families. I especially liked the part where he described Marxism as obviously “demonic.” I am left wondering if he’ll get a call from the Chancery about this.
Continuing on his sermon last Thursday, when he drew our attention to the poverty of Christ (in that He was born in a manger, and buried in a borrowed grave) he spoke of poverty of spirit and material poverty even among those who need a certain level of material to fulfill their station in life. He urged us not become (my word) compulsively attached to the things of this world.
Father talked about darkness. And how a lot of what we read in the bible (he gave examples) occurred in darkness or at best was dimly illuminated. It was interesting.
While we are horrified by the actions of Herod, the killings of the children in Judea pale in comparison to the number of children that die every year in this country due to abortion. It is really murder. Especially now that our state is about to enshrine abortion into the state constitution, in the process removing all safeguards and allowing it up to the moment of birth.