The 4 pillars of catholism(a)BELIEF- creed(2)WORSHIP- 7 sacraments (3)SPIRITUALITY-how we establish connection with God-Lords prayer+mary+saints (4)BEHEVIOR-10 commandments+pardoning leading to have a peaceful+ worry less+happy mind.
In christmas season we focused on physical characteristics of how Jesus came to this world. What are the essential changes that has been taken place with Mary, Joseph in bringing Saviour to this world!.
Christmas season starts from christmas day (Dec 25th) until Jan 8th will have around 2 sundays to reflect alone with (1) Jesus virginal birth
(2) characteristics of Holy Family
(3) Jesus human + divine character.
In advent season we planted in our life the birth of Jesus. In Christmas season,we focused why Judaism does not believe Saviour our Lord has come. They cannot expect the saviour to come thru' human person, though in the old testament it was clearly mentioned. A virginal birth. Next point is Immaculate conception of Mary to support the Jesus-Our Saviours birth. It is by her own effort she exert herself to be fit to occupy that position. The last point is the virginal marriege of Joseph and Mary and how they live together in upbringing Jesus thru His unpublished life.When we are earth bound, it is difficult to think how Mary and Joseph kept their virtues up to the mark!. But when we analyze the value of spirituality, the earth bound desires are of secondary and Not at all basic matter for living, as against some modern thinking!. The real love is not earth bound, it is going against the gravitational pull, to realise Happiness.(Ex Jesus resurrection) Joseph and Mary has shown this example of happiness, with overcoming fear and sorrow by following God's will.
Mystery!
Mystery of any subject is no longer going to be a mystery, if you focus more on that subject. This knowledge that you can acquire from the learning process. Catholism has allowed any adult to convert, the root less faith they develop at school, to a full pledge faith, by attendingsunday mass, specially following and reflecting on the sunday gospel reading alone with other 2 readings. Sunday Mass is the weekly banquet of God, where your reflection is equivalent to the proper cloth that you should wear for that banquet.
Mt2:1-12 says"..Jesus born.. Wise men came..King Herod..when U have found Him let me know..they saw child..offered Him gifts..But they were warned..not to go back to Herod. Reminds happy mind(wise men)will receive God's will &it may not normal(did not go back to Herod).Prop: Isaih says"lift up your' eyes & look around". Paul says"knowledge is Mystery".reminds that for you to learn any subject you should devote time to learn on that with a happy mind,otherwise it is going to be Mystery. If you don't reflect sunday readings/recite daily Rosary,without developing(peaceful+worry less and happy)mind,you will not be aware about(1)DIVINE &HUMAN NATURE OF JESUS
(2)IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY
(3)JOSEPH&MARY'S VIRGINAL MARRIEGE
(4)IMPORTANCE OF HANDING OVER WORRIES TO MARY &SAINTS,for God's will
(5)GOD'S WILL MAY NOT SAME AS YOUR WILL.
Socratise says "unaware life is not worth for living." They sleep walk until they die!.
The last sunday of Christmas season, take us to understand more on Catholicism comparing with Judaism. How God in his own wisdom send His beloved son to this world,to show us a path to reach Happiness. The tree of life in the garden of eden, which has being closed to human, has being opened with Jesus(idea of christmas tree in christmas). For that we have to be very clear as to the difference of going against gravitational pull, to experience HAPPINESS. The logical way of thinking of human, with respect to families and extending to generations and idea of Virginal birth! And virginal marriege!. This further extend, the practical evidence supported by Holy mary with respect to immaculate conception revealed through Miraculous medal and apparition at Lourdes. May be God on His own wisdom, given us these evidences, when the society needs such evidence! Earlier people believed without those evidences before 1830. Present evidence is the un corrupt bodies now you in france (1) Body of St catherine(2) Body of St Bernedeth.
Human paradigms
We should not break our head how our fore fathers believed that!, it is similar that Catholicism does not start with Gospel but traditions start the church, then Gospel came. God is not dead but HE is a living God!. He changes the paradigm of the people to enforce changes in living with generations, otherwise the life of human will be stagnate, and there is no enthusiasm for new generation to enjoy.
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