Nov 21 - Solemnity of Christ the King

Today is summation Sunday in the Catholic Church! It all comes down to Christ the Lord, Christ the King: Christ the Savior of the World! To think that the world is a random conglomeration of purposely non-interrelating parts and particles is to see things completely amiss! Everything came from One source, and it is all returning there for sure and for certain! All of creation knows this, the trees, the plants, the animals, the birds and the fish – it is the human species – with reason and free-will that seems to have the most problem getting some kind of grasp on the “larger picture” – the “major plan” – the Creator/Father’s “diary!”

 

God could have drawn us into the life of his unimagined beatitude and bliss simply, effortlessly and without a whimper from us – but he chose not to do it that way. He chose not to make us robot-like clones of his; rather, he wanted us to be graced, truly graced with his most cherished possession: personhood with freedom of will (freedom to love), and a rational mind, the ability to think and to plan the ways of our loving!

 

We were never meant to be “off on our own” in some fantasy existence apart from him! He is our Father, he is our Protector, he is our Defender and he is our Destiny! And this applies to every person on the earth. And to make this all very clear: he sent his own Son to become one of us, so that he can communicate very clearly of his love, his intentions and his plans. All we have to do is to freely love to cooperate, and cooperate freely in loving one another as he loves us!

 

The only thing that really matters for humans is “love” – we are born to love, to interact, to be instruments of peace and joy in one another’s lives – in as selfless a way as possible. [Scientific proof of this: “The Brain” on TV PBS – our brains are wired to interact with and be in relation to other brains and persons – plain and simple].

 

And so Jesus came as the fullness and richness of God to lead us home; he is therefore Lord (as Son of the Father), he is King as the central figure of all human and created history, and he is Savior of the World – as no one else could ever be qualified to do the job: God was offended by man; only a Man-God could repair the damage!

 

Today then, we hail Christ Jesus not only as our Lord and King and Savior (though he truly is these for sure); but we also hail him as our Brother and Shepherd and Friend! The family that we belong to because of him is enormous and amazing! May we rejoice in our membership in the Kingdom today, and tout the fact that we are members of a truly Royal Family: the Celestial Family of God!

 

The Lord is King; he is robed in majesty – let all nations fall down and worship him sooner rather than later – it is only in this way that there will be peace on earth and good will towards all people, everywhere!

 

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And now as an adjunct to the regular Sunday homily, as Joyful Servants of the Cross (of the Nuptial Observance), we, from this moment forth, refer to us as our NAME, “Fledgling Private Association of the Faithful” – since, after due consultation with diocesan officials, in which we reside, and after learning from them that a PAF is what we have been all along since our inception on June 29, 2005 in Boston, MA. We now undertake in the ensuing months leading up to, next June, the 17^th Anniversary of our Original Foundation – to construct new credential documents, such as, clearly formed and stated Constitutions and Bylaws that can more readily reflect our already extant structures and formulations that have served us well these 16 and a half years.

 

Imploring and asking, Jesus, King of All Creation to focus and energize our newest manifestation of devotion, following the canons that pertain to us, we open up membership, enthusiastically and immediately to all those who want to henceforth associate themselves with us as we, lay, and clergy attempt to live a religious vocation in the familiar settings in which we find ourselves every day – seeking all the while the moment that will be the last, and we continue eternally from that point on to say: with perfect freedom: here I am, here you are, here we are – all together in love, in the heart of God, forever!