FEAST OF ST BRIDGET OF SWEDEN.
FEAST OF ST BRIDGET OF SWEDEN.
"While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him.
"Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.”
"But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Matthew 12: 46 - 50).
Tuesday 23rd July 2024 in the 16th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St Bridget of Sweden. (1303 - 1373).
St Bridget of Sweden was a housewife, mother of 4 boys and 4 girls. One of the girls, St Catherine of Sweden is a canonized saint.
Bridget persuaded her husband to become a Franciscan Tertiary with her.
When the husband died, St Bridget moved to Rome where she founded the Order of the Most Holy Redeemer.
St Bridget meditated long on the suffering and death of Jesus. God revealed to her the secrets of heaven. St Bridget is a mystic and authored books on ascetical and mystical theology. She is the patron saint of Sweden and co-patron saint of Europe.
Would you like to be called the brother, sister and mother of Jesus? Below is how your desire will be fulfilled:
"For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
If it is not possible to do the will of God, Jesus would never have asked us to aim at this.
It takes daily application before the Christian can say: "I am the sister of Jesus."
What are the steps to this mountain of glory? Think of a plan for ascending this mountain: The 7-Way Plan.
1. Daily Prayer.
2. Daily Word of God.
3. Daily Eucharist /Spiritual Communion.
4. Frequent Confession.
5. Daily Examination of Conscience.
6. Daily Spiritual Reading.
7. Daily Sharing your faith with someone.
These are the steps that our Saint of today, St Bridget took and became a great Saint. Let us pray to St Bridget to intercede for us for the grace to do the will of God.
The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July.
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin." (1 John 1:7).
Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ purify and heal us.
For Prayers and Prayer intentions for the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ click the link below:
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