Thursday, July 7, 2011

HOPE through the Blood of Jesus!

 By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month to a
particular devotion, that one might delve ever-deeper and ever-wider in
its mysteries.  In July the focus is the Most Precious Blood of Jesus.  

 Pope Benedict XVI: “The blood of Christ is the pledge of God’s faithful love
for humanity. Gazing at the wounds of the crucified Christ, every man,
even in extreme moral poverty, can say: God has not forsaken me, He loves me,
He gave his life for me; and so rediscover hope.” [Angelus, 5th July 2009]

 
 

"Preach often on the power of the Precious Blood
received in Holy Communion.  Tell souls
that the Most Precious Blood of Jesus is
  • the price of our redemption,
  • the salvation of the world,
  • the glory of the Holy Sacrifice,
  • the vesture of Christ's priesthood,
  • the beauty of His altar,
  • the splendour of His saints,
  • the defeat of Satan,
  • the reconciliation of sinners,
  • the healing of those wounded by the evil serpent,
  • the shining purity of priests,
  • the life of those who follow the Lamb,
  • the peace of the troubled,
  • the remedy for every ill,
  • the soul's desire,
  • the astonishment of the angels,
  • and the joy of the Church."

Fr Mark Kirby, OSB
Tulsa, OK

 

2 comments:

  1. THIS IS AWESOME!!! EVERYWORD IS A "RICH DESSERT" TO BE SAVORED UPON ALLOWING THEM TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR SPIRITUAL LIFES. THANK YOU JANETTE!! JOHN K.

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  2. As always - well said, dear holy John.

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