Showing all posts by Elija

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

THE GAZE TO GOD THE FATHER

Author ElijaPosted on

“From the cross of this world, which causes so much suffering, raise your gaze with me to the Father” (Inner Word).

The immense suffering He endured on the Cross of Calvary brought us Redemption. Jesus did everything with His eyes fixed on the Father in order to fulfil His will. As Saint Paul suggests, we too are called to share in the sufferings of this world: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the Church” (Col 1:24).

Read More

In Reflexion

VIA CRUCIS – IV Station: “Jesus meets His Mother”                               

Author ElijaPosted on

V. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)

R. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

    An encounter of great depth… The Mother sees her suffering Son.

    She had said “yes” to the Father’s will and understood that her Son was the Saviour of the world. Now she sees Him walking this path of humiliation in order to exalt us men, just as the old man Simeon had foretold:

    Read More
    In 3 Minutes for God the Father

    DELIVER US FROM EVIL

    Author ElijaPosted on

    ‘…but deliver us from evil’ (Mt 6:13).

    This is the constant and imploring cry of the afflicted soul to God the Father: that He deliver her from the evil within her, from the evil that surrounds her, and from all the destructive forces of evil. We must never become accustomed to wickedness, to all the perversities and absurdities that we find on earth and in the human world. God never intended any of this! Our Father never meant to abandon His creatures to evil, but planned a different life for them. However, since He endowed His creatures with the freedom that corresponded to their dignity, they were able to abuse it and turn against God, thus perverting the meaning of their existence.

    Read More

    In Reflexion

    VIA CRUCIS – III. Station: “Jesus Falls the First Time”                               

    Author ElijaPosted on
    1. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)
    2. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

    The way of the Lord is unimaginably difficult! It was not only the physical suffering that tormented Him, but above all the weight of sin that He carried to the cross for us men. If a single sin weighs immensely on us until we have presented it to the Lord and received His forgiveness, how much more the countless faults of all mankind!

    Read More
    In Reflexion

    VIA CRUCIS – Station: 1. “Jesus carries His cross”                                  

    Author ElijaPosted on
    1. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)
    2. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

    In Roman times, criminals were punished by crucifixion. It was a death of dishonour and shame. The condemned died by suffocation.

    Jesus is not only condemned to crucifixion; He has to carry His own cross. They want to make a spectacle of Him for the people.

    Read More
    In 3 Minutes for God the Father

    LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION

    Author ElijaPosted on

    “Lead us not into temptation” (Mt 6:13).

    We all know that our Father does not allow us to be tempted beyond our capacity. On the contrary, He helps us to fight them and to grow in this struggle: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor 10:13).

    Read More

    In Biblical Meditations

    VIA CRUCIS – 1. Station: “Jesus is condemned to death”

    Author ElijaPosted on
    1. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)
    2. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

    Jesus, the innocent One, stands before Pilate.

    An earthly judge, the representative of Rome, is to judge the Son of God.

    The leaders of His own people are His accusers. Those who were to lead the chosen people and prepare them for the coming of the Messiah did not recognise Him because they did not know the Father (Jn 8:19). This is what Jesus said to them.

    Read More
    In Biblical Meditations

    MEDITATIONS FOR LENT (Jn 19:31-42): “The burial and the descent to hell”                          

    Author ElijaPosted on

    Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him; but when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth—that you also may believe. For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, “Not a bone of him shall be broken.” And again another scripture says, “They shall look on him whom they have pierced.” After this Joseph of Arimathe′a, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him leave.

    Read More

    In 3 Minutes for God the Father

    AS WE FORGIVE

    Author ElijaPosted on

    “… as we forgive those who trespass against us” (Mt 6:12).

    We know very well how important it is to our Father that, having experienced His mercy again and again, we too should be merciful to others. In fact, one of the worst attitudes is when people do not want to forgive. They close their hearts and, with their accusation, continue to exercise a certain power over those who, in their opinion, have done unforgivable things.

    Read More