In Lent we are presented with the violence in the human heart contrasted to the love of Christ. Carrying Christ’s cross with Him, side-by-side, is a blessing. It is a passion of two hearts, burning with love for each other, manifesting in deep sympathy each for the other. Each unwilling to stop the suffering because it is necessary. It is through this suffering together that love deepens.
Lent begins in a few days. Take these 40 days to learn how much your Lord loves you and to receive His love. Then see what the rest of 2024 brings. 😊
Throughout ancient history, our Father God kept the secret of His Son hidden from mankind. Having heard Simeon’s prophesy upon presenting Jesus in the temple, so too did Joseph bear that secret of the Father. Our Father wants us to share with Him the deepest secrets in our heart too. How might the world be changed if, this Lent, all Catholics permitted Him to go a little deeper into their heart?
Every generation in every century has thought their battles against Satan to be the worst, and so too will future generations of the Church. And while God has won the war, we still must fight the battles to save souls. Let us not hesitate to call upon St. Joseph frequently as God has intentionally made him part of His providential plan for us.
The human body, as well as the human individual, is now believed to be a means to an end rather than an end in itself. That ultimate end is no longer eternal happiness in God but, rather, emotional and carnal satisfaction in the present. The human’s consciousness is focused on what they are rather than ‘who’.