I Hope To Be On His Side!

I was perusing the lectionary readings for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King this morning. As my eyes scanned the final sentences from the Gospel passage (Luke 23:35-43), I became keenly aware of my need to beg the mercy of my Lord. So many times in my life, I have fallen into patterns of sin and deserve to be “condemned justly;” to be given a sentence that corresponds to my crimes (cf. Romans 6:23).

As this liturgical year comes to a close and we prepare for the advent of Our Lord, let us all take stock of our sinfulness. After that honest evaluation, let us all exclaim, as the good thief did, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Let us receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and have hope in the infinite mercy of our God!

…This will be my final post before Thanksgiving, so I pray that all of you are blessed and well-fed! Enjoy the holiday, and give someone else a reason to be thankful!

And…Pope Benedict XVI gave an Angelus address yesterday that was quite similar to my own post from Friday (see below).

God Bless.

Luke 23:35-43
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35And the people stood beholding, and the rulers with them derided him, saying: He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the elect of God.
36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
37And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
38And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39And one of those robbers who were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou art condemned under the same condemnation?
41And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done no evil.
42And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom.
43And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
Romans 6:23
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23For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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  1. on November 21, 2007 at 6:48 am Mrs Jackie Parkes MJ Said:

    We had some good homilies about the 4 last things..

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