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On Conformity to the will of God “As the Father hath given me commandment, so do I.” John 14:31.
JESUS CHRIST was given to us, by God, as a saviour and as a master...”That the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father hath given me commandment, so do I.”
On the Danger to which Tepidity Exposes the Soul.
“But Jesus hid himself.” John, 8:59. He enlightens all; but he cannot enlighten those who voluntarily shut their eyes to the light; from them the Saviour hides himself…. What then are we to understand by a tepid soul? A tepid soul is one that frequently falls into fully deliberate venial sins such as deliberate lies, deliberate acts of impatience, deliberate imprecations, and the like.
On Ash Wednesday, it’s standing room only at our church – with IU students! The St. Paul Catholic Center offered five – yes, five – Masses with Ash Wednesday services, all jam-packed! And lines three deep against the back wall! Something’s going on.
On the Danger to which Tepidity Exposes the Soul “But Jesus hid himself.” John, 8:59. He enlightens all; but he cannot enlighten those who voluntarily shut their eyes to the light; from them the Saviour hides himself…
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the spiritual combat of Lent. Dom Prosper Guéranger notes we face two enemies, internal passions and external devils, both from our pride and refusal to obey God. God forgave him his sin, but He punished him.
On the General Judgment “And they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven with much power and majesty.” Matt. xxiv. 30.