Friday, March 25, 2016

March 25 - Homily for Today

+ Let us reflect for a few minutes tonight on the staggering significance of what we are remembering and celebrating:
·        the God who became Man – Jesus Christ – came to earth (on Christmas Day (today being, btw the ordinary Feast of the Annunciation – when he began to exist on earth in the womb of Mary)– we cannot separate the Crib and the Cross)
and he began to live his entire life in the shadow of that Cross – the Cross that would await him at the end of the journey of his life among us.

·        no matter who tried to deter him from his heaven-sent mission (the Devil, the Scribes, the Pharisees, unbelieving sight-seers and n'er-do-wells) Jesus always kept he entire focus on that Cross – because it meant our salvation, it meant the forgiveness of our sins, it meant the opening of the gates of heaven to us, which would otherwise remain closed forever

·        the mechanism, if you will that would win salvation, was the absolute obedience and trust of a human being (who was also God at the same time) to overturn the disobedience and grave act of mistrust in God displayed by our first parents: this is the SIN OF ADAM.

·        and so it happened as it was foretold – all of the prophecies were fulfilled – and Jesus died a human death on that Friday we call Good – because it snatched up all that was bad and cast it away forever.

·        and we became free – free to form and use our consciences properly, free to make good and right, helpful and just decisions, free to choose to love Jesus and his Father – and to opt for living with them forever in heaven by accepting their invitation to do so…

·        what a wondrous day this is: what an astounding drama that was played out, what a price that was paid for sin, what a cause for our never-ceasing acclamations of thanks, praise, worship and glory to GOD who loves us each so very, very much as to insist that it all be played out this exact way


·        O Saving Cross of Christ WE ADORE YOU!

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