This is an open forum Sunday – you can discuss Easter or anything that strikes your fancy so long as you are respectful.
My Easter message, sermonette if you must, is not original with me:
“We are facing a global coup that involves both civil society and the Church. Both are infiltrated and controlled by characters who use their power and the authority that derives from it, not for the purposes of the institutions they govern, but in order to destroy them. This crisis of authority must be denounced because the action of those who have reached the highest levels of leadership both of nations and of the Church is a subversive and criminal act.” – Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano
When asked about the efforts to create a global religion and whether it is homicide or suicide for the Holy Church, Vigano shared:
“Both. On the one hand, the corrupt part of the Hierarchy – which for the sake of brevity I call the deep church – since it is subservient to Satan, hates the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ and intends to kill Her, just as happened to the Church’s Head. But we know that just as Christ is risen, so His Mystical Body will also be resurrected after Her Passion. So yes: those who serve the Devil carry out a murderous operation, however crazy and doomed to failure.” …more here
This day celebrates the victory of Life over Death.
Jesus of Nazareth demonstrated this unequivocally.
His death was documented, not just by secular historians, but by prophetic utterance over 1000 years before it happened.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2022&version=NKJV
And the victory is offered to all of us who respond to it in faith.
It’s an offer I could not refuse.
The way, the truth, the life.
Happy Easter to all. SWMBO and I went to mass this morning, she then spent the day cooking for the customary party with her extended Filipino family (Sisters, brothers, cousins, nieces, nephews, adopted children, etc) My contribution was two bottles of whiskey (for the guys) and two bottles of wine, and later I made up a huge jug of Pina Colada (heavy on the coconut rum) for the girls. A good time was had by all. Over and out.
With all that joy going on, I hope that you don’t wake up with a headache on Monday.
I don’t drink alcohol anymore, except for a wee dram of rum in my morning coffee. I abused my liver too much in my younger days, and now I’m paying the price. Sucks getting old, but it is what it is. Cheers
What Ed said.
Watched the sunrise sitting on our overlook, coffee in hand. Now we are getting our requisite Easter snow.
LL, read your “Easter sermon” from last year, apropos for this year as well. Have a wonderful Easter with family…fresh OJ sounds pretty good.
It’s difficult coming up with something new. But it all works. I hope that you and DRMRSPAULM have a splendid day.
Archbishop Vigano is brilliant and always gospel-centered in his commentaries, appreciated you including that one here as I hadn’t t seen it.
Time spent with family, making THOSE moments, is more precious than gold. Pure joy helps us see God’s hand in the little things. Enjoy.
Christ is the Bridegroom and the church is his Bride ,
Not his Body, there are many references to this in scripture.
You’re correct. I quoted the Archbishop without edit.
Even for we “unchurched” this is a special day, one of hope and gratitude.
Happy Easter to all.
We just returned from a family gathering up on the mountain.
Just saw this on the net. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4055858/posts. Looks like a missile strike to me.
Vigano’s value.
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter, He is Risen Indeed.
Many people have tried to destroy the church in the past, and more will in the future. All of them will fail, as mentioned above their fight is doomed before it started.
Happy Easter! And Vigano’s value.
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