Last sunday we were reminded of our mission statement LOVE. Catholicism will train you to lead a happy life with full of Love. Love means you are capable of carrying out many actions costing you time and money or resources, without expecting any return. This is a power that we have to develop, not saying like a parrot" I LOVE YOU". Then it will be only mere word. All saints day, we were reminded that we cannot live in this world alone, we need another person/s support, hence we have to love them and depend on them. To bring a loaf of bread to your table you need more than 350 people(wheat to grow,cut,grind.....many things etc). This shows the need to associate with heavenly friends starting from Mary, Joseph and All saints. Catholic church is having a beautiful method of canonization!where other christian denomination does not have. To day we are been further reminded the concept of purgatory;
Purgatory
Purgatory is a concept developed by council of trent. What is purgatory? How long a soul does purgatory last for a soul?only God knows. Old test 2 maccabees 12:43-45 gives some reference. On the first apparition of Fatima, when lucy(10 years) asked from holy mary, where her friend Amilea? Holy mary answered" She will be in purgatory until the end of the world".
That was in 1917 may 13 at Fatima.
1st and 3 rd apparitions give you more understanding about purgatory and the value of sacrifices(go against earth comforts) which is connected to understand more on today's reflections!.
Our separated brethren, PROTESTANTS do not believe in Purgatory also
B. Preamble for todays reading:
B.1 SIN.
When we follow major laws 10 commandments with no enemies and manage our disagreements with other people,(without anger to develop in our mind)we can have a peaceful mind. Then we are capable to love another!.
To understand God loves you, you will see there many in the society loves you, as well as you love them too. Good example is your parents!. Love involves time, money & your heart. Just telling that I love you, will not help if it is not connected to your heart. For the eternal reason God has shown us, how our parents loved us or how our sisters/brothers loved us, when we were child. When we become adult this will change to identify the God's love for you. Unfortunately we are lacking to understand the change over.
B.2- PURGATORY
Inability to follow God's will is sin, can lead to PURGATORY after your death. If you make traffic offense,it will lead you to pay fine and become free again. May be to show eternal reasons(1)you are prune to sin(2)you can free again.
VALUE OF PURGATORY TO OUR WEAK LIFE!
To live always you need another person support. You respect your parents/friends who supported to make your life happy. Once they depart U still love them by using your God given TIME,SPACE &ENERGY to relieve them from Purgatory.
If you use such time,space,energy(ex alms giving,free teaching etc) without love, you end up in 7 vices,only cheating your self.(7 vices are anger,sloth,pride, envy,avarice,lust,gluttony) And not achieving the purpose of relieving your parents/friends from Purgatory. Instead if you carry out with honest love for them, result in a mirror image of your love to God,your creator!. This will lead us to follow God's Will,to enjoy Happiness in our life even after death too.
B.3 HELL IS FULL OF TALENTED PEOPLE AND HEAVEN IS FULL OF ENERGETIC PEOPLE
Every person in this world is born with talents. You life is become cheerful when you convert your talents to energy. Question is how to convert your talents to energy. There are 3 points to achieve
(1) You should be in good health- drink plenty of water, do exercise with a peaceful mind
(2) Happy: follow your religious principles, to enjoy happiness
(3) Efficient: world is ever changing. Now we are traveling with cars, future we will be travelling with helicopters!.earlier we used letters, now we use intelligent mobile telephones with e mail, internet, face book etc. If you don't use the present day technology, will hamper you to convert your talents to energy. Always try to see the the positive side of the technology by not dis carting those.
If you carry out above your talents to be converted to energy to be used by the society!.
C. Today's reading:
Today this will be further analysed.
God has created you to lead a happy life during now and after death. These has been reminded again in 1 st and 2 nd readings:
Paul and prophet :Issaias remind out come of your life is to be happy, now and after death.
When we summaries the Gospel reading:
British version
Mt11:25-30"(1)..REVEILING THEM TO CHILDREN(2)..NO ONE KNOWS SON EXCEPT FATHER..(3)COME TO ME..MY YOKE IS EASY.."reminding 3 major character FOLLOWING GOD'S WILL,TRINITY,HAPPY LIFE!.
Or
American version:
Jn:6:37-40
More or less the same out come of MT reading:
(1) Follow Jesus message and actions(2) follow God's will (3) Trinity
D. Conclusions:
To enjoy love in christianity or any other religion, you should (1)first have a peaceful mind develop without fear and sorrow(2)you start to love respectfully your parents and friends, without expecting a return(3) you convert your talents to energy(4) remember your departed loved parents/friends, carry out charity to relieve them for eternal happiness.
The concept purgatory is very useful for us to carry out actions in above(4).
Only catholics have developed a good process to identify saints and it preserves the same concepts about purgatory!
GBU
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