Difficult trials that we are going through today can be part to the cross that empties and humbles us to receive the light of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit needs our lowliness and our emptiness so that we can be filled with Him.
Jesus is asking us to have an act of Faith and Trust so that His graces can flow to us and the world. There is the mystery of God who is ever present and acting to lead everything accordingly to His plans and to make all things work to the good of those who love Him.
As Abraham had a personal call from God, we too are being called to a journey of faith and hope. And with the help of the Holy Spirit, God will be able to do abundantly more for us than what we could possibly ask.
Fr. John Mary’s homily reflects on the biblical story of Eve’s temptation from the great deceiver, Satan, and the consequences of her disobedience and lack of trust in God. With disobedience, comes death and all the pain that we live through each day which began at that moment of Eve’s disobedience.
Fr. John Mary breaks down the truth and message of the biblical quote, “…an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth…” and how Jesus teaches us to be responsible and charitable to ourselves by destroying the power of the evil one and becoming eternally and truly victorious.
Society spends a lot of resources and billions of dollars in education – so much learning. But how much time and resources goes into cultivating wisdom, Divine Wisdom? We have a crisis of wisdom and we need to realize that Divine Wisdom is the only thing which will make a difference for all eternity.
So many people today hunger for God who can embrace us in the deepest intimacy that the human heart waits for. But where do we find the Mystery of God? We find it in Jesus Christ, crucified, who is the way, the truth and the life.
We are all consecrated to God by our Baptism, but some are called to follow Jesus in a special way – to consecrate their lives entirely to Him. If the Holy Spirit should call you in a special way to consecrate your life entirely to Him, listen, pray and have faith. Let God act in you.
Secular society imagines a world in which God doesn’t exist, but Scripture shows us a God who is a Father and who wants to be close to His children and speak to His children. Fr. John Mary asks the question if God still speaks to us today like He spoke through the prophets in the Scriptures.
Jesus is the one person who knows best as to how to make the most of one’s life. He used His life to the maximum and is an example to all of us on how to embrace our particular mission in life and be obedient to God’s plan. “Here I am Lord, I come to do your will.”
The Feast of the Baptism of Jesus reminds us of the infinite grace we receive during baptism when the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us. It is a sanctifying grace. By becoming aware of Him and spending time with Him, we can let Him begin to inspire and transform our lives.
In today’s world, many feel lost and confused on what God wills for their lives. Using the example of the Magi, Fr. John Mary gives us steps to seek and choose the will of God in our daily lives.
What might our Blessed Mother want to say to us tonight? Her only desire is always to bring us to Jesus.