by Jesus - My Great Master · Published April 1, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2012
Palm Sunday represents the day that Jesus entered into Jerusalem for the last time, before his crusification later on that week… and exactly ONE week before his resurrection. It is called “Palm Sunday”, because the people rejoiced when they saw Jesus entering into Jerusalem… and they celebrated by cutting down the branches of palm trees… and laying them down on the road for their King (Jesus), to ride over as He came in on a donkey. (Matthew 21:1-11)
Suffering, whether physical, spiritual or psychological, is often an opportunity when many question the existence of God, or at the very least whom this God is who allows suffering, in particular the suffering of the innocent. God, throughout the Old Testament, helps us to understand what he will fully reveal in the New Testament regarding suffering. We now know that God the Father has sent the Son to give us the Holy Spirit through the sacraments, one of which is referred to as anointing of the sick. “Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits?...
by Jesus - My Great Master · Published March 25, 2012 · Last modified March 24, 2012
Lord Jesus Christ, for the love which You bear to men, You remain night and day in this Sacrament full of compassion and of love, awaiting, calling, and welcoming all who come to visit You. I believe that You are present in the Sacrament of the Altar: I adore You from the abyss of my nothingness, and I thank You for all the graces which You have bestowed upon me and in particular for having given me Yourself in this Sacrament, for having given me your holy Mother Mary for my advocate, and for having called me to visit You...
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved… From the desire of being extolled … From the desire of being honored … From the desire of being praised … From the desire of being preferred to others… From the desire of being consulted … From the desire of being approved … From the fear of being humiliated … From the fear of being despised… From the fear of suffering rebukes … From the fear of being calumniated … From the fear of being forgotten...
”If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the Pater Noster, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself.” –Saint Philip Neri He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my...
