Showing all posts by Elija

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

OPENNESS TO CHRIST

Author ElijaPosted on

201st Meditation

“Today I wish to say that openness to Christ, who as the Redeemer of the world fully reveals man himself, can only be achieved through an ever more mature reference to the Father and His love” (John Paul II, Encyclical “Dives in Misericordia”).

The more we know the Father and learn to understand His love, the more we see the Son with the eyes of the Father, the deeper our relationship with Jesus will become. Thus, from the perspective of the love of His Heavenly Father, we discover our Savior. There can be no deeper encounter with Him! Read More

In Biblical Meditations

The discernment of spirits

Author ElijaPosted on

Download PDF

1 Jn 2:22-28

Who is the liar, if not one who claims that Jesus is not the Christ? This is the Antichrist, who denies both the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son cannot have the Father either; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father too. Let what you heard in the beginning remain in you; as long as what you heard in the beginning remains in you, you will remain in the Son and in the Father. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

JESUS, I LOVE YOU

Author ElijaPosted on

200th Meditation

These would have been the last words of Pope Benedict XVI before he died; three simple words that allow us to take a deep look into the heart of this Pontiff, who will now meet God in all His glory.

Only the Holy Spirit can awaken in the hearts of men this love for Jesus and make them find their home in the love of the Holy Trinity. With these last words, Pope Benedict shows himself to be a child of this love.

“Jesus, I love you.” Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

THE TRUE FOOD

Author ElijaPosted on

199th Meditation

 

“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me, and to complete his work” (Jn 4:34).

Our Lord’s word is a clear guide for us. Doing the Will of the Father is not only the food for Jesus, but for all of us. Only this food truly satisfies us, because it introduces us to the primordial meaning of our existence.

By His Will, the Father called us to life, redeemed us and will bring us to fulfilment. These simple facts give us the light to live according to God’s truth. Read More

In Reflexion

MEDITATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS (8/8): “The Mother of God”

Author ElijaPosted on

Download MP3

Download PDF

If, at the beginning of the year, we set our gaze on the Mother of the Lord, as the Church urges us to do, then everything becomes enlightened, despite the dark clouds that currently hang over the world.

Everything becomes enlightened, because you, O Mary, were chosen as the daughter of the human race. You not only gave birth to the Son of God, but you also followed Him as a disciple. Thus the Lord included you in a special way in the plan of salvation. This gives us hope, because our Father, who entrusted you with his only begotten Son, also made you the Mother of redeemed humanity. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

TAKE HEART!

Author ElijaPosted on

198th Meditation 

“Be brave, take heart,

all who put your hope in the Lord” (Ps 30:25).

Again and again the Lord gives us courage, both in the Old and New Testament. It easily happens that, in the face of so much misery and affliction that we see in this world, we feel helpless. This is even more so when we perceive our own weaknesses and limitations. Read More

In Reflexion

MEDITATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS (7/8): “Your light will drive away the darkness”

Author ElijaPosted on

Download MP3

Download PDF

Beloved Child, we have almost reached the end of these Christmas meditations, and also the year is about to end.

Beloved Lord, it has been such a strange and even absurd year for many people… To whom can they turn if not to You, who even in such confusing times are present, and perhaps in a special way when You see people’s need and distress? Read More

In Reflexion

MEDITATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS (6/8): “Nothing can separate us from Your love”

Author ElijaPosted on

Download MP3

Download PDF

Hardly had You come into the world, O Divine Child, when Your parents had to flee with You to Egypt. The obedience of Your adoptive father, St. Joseph, in leaving immediately after having received this order in a dream, is admirable (Mt 2:13-14).

Toil, hardship and adversity, suffering and death characterise this world as a consequence of sin, and we would be lost forever if it were not for the fact that You came to us and brought us the light of hope. Read More