BUILD YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE ON ROCK.
BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON ROCK.
"Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’
“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
"When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes." (Matthew 7: 21 - 29).
Thursday June 27th 2024 in the 12th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. (376 - 444).
Cyril played a crucial role in the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD to defend the oneness of the person in Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
If Jesus is One Person, then the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of God (Theotokos).
St Cyril listened to the words of Christ, meditated long on them. During the crisis of faith that engulfed Christiandom in the middle of the 5th century, Cyril did not collapse from the virulent and battering attacks of heretics. His house "had been set solidly on rock."
“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many."
Why did the house in the Parable of Jesus not collapse? Because "it had been set solidly on rock."
To build our spiritual life on rock, look for the principles or the building materials from the Sermon on the Mount, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the lives of the Saints. You can reduce all the principles to the 7-Way Plan:
1. Daily Prayer.
2. Daily Word of God.
3. Daily Eucharist if you can.
4. Biweekly Reconciliation.
5. Daily Examination of Conscience.
6. Daily Spiritual Reading.
7. Daily Faith Sharing or Ministry.
These daily activities will help you grow in faith and the knowledge of Jesus Christ. You start tasting eternal life here and now.
"Eternal life is knowing you the One True God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." (John 17: 3).
The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June.
Read of the abundant promises made to people who honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus especially in June.
For Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link below.
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