HAIL CHRIST OUR KING. ETERNAL AND UNIVERSAL MONARCH.
THE SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE.
“Christ, has dominion over all creatures, a dominion not seized by violence nor usurped but His,
by essence and by nature.”
(St Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church).
"33 Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
34 Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?"
35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?"
36 Jesus answered, "My kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world."
37 Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?"
Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice." (John 18: 33 - 37).
Sunday 24th November, 2024 in the 34th Week in Ordinary Time is the Great Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe.
Our God and Father anointed our Lord Jesus Christ, with the oil of gladness as eternal Priest and King of all creation. (Preface of the Mass)
Jesus said to Pilate: “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
What kind of king is Jesus Christ? Pilate's kind of King? Great army, pomp and power.
The Nation of Israel type of king? Great army, pomp and power.
Pilate was also puzzled about the meaning of truth. The Truth was standing before Pilate. Jesus Christ Himself is the Truth. He is the Ruler of an eternal and universal kingdom, a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus proclaimed that the truth shall make us free. Where there is truth, there is freedom. Freedom is opposed to constraint and slavery as falsehood and lies are opposed to truth.
How do we become truly free and enjoy this heritage of the children of God?
Does Christ the King have absolute dominion over your life? Does Jesus reign over your family, health, money, job, etc?
It may seem risky and even foolish to surrender everything to Jesus. Pope St John Paul II preached again and again: "Do not be afraid. Open the door fully to Jesus."
How do I know that it is safe and trustworthy to surrender everything to Jesus?
Simple. Look at the Communion of the Saints. Look at the Blessed Virgin Mary. Look at the billions of people who have trusted Jesus with their lives over the last two millenia. They are now in Heaven and they are all praying for us and urging us to trust Jesus as they did.
Let us trust Jesus who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen. (Cf Revelation 1:5-8).
"The riches of My kingdom are for all whom I have redeemed with My own Blood, but it pleases Me to bestow them through My Mother, the Queen and Mediatrix who stood at the foot of My Cross, offering Me and offering herself with Me. Today she reigns with Me in paradise. All that I won for souls from My Father on the altar of the Cross, with My Mother at My side, I will now pour out on souls through her Heart and through her hands. This, too, is the secret of a fruitful priesthood. In every priestly act and in all of life, place your hands in the hands of My Mother and your heart in her Heart." (IN SINU JESU, Tuesday, January 8, 2008).
The month of November is traditionally dedicated in the Catholic Church to honoring the dead and relieving the sufferings of the souls in purgatory.
For Catholic Church teaching on the Souls in PURGATORY and how to help them, click the link below:
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