MOSES INTERCEDED FOR THE PEOPLE.
MOSES INTERCEDED FOR THE PEOPLE.
"From Mount Hor the children of Israel set out on the Red Sea road,
to bypass the land of Edom.
But with their patience worn out by the journey,
the people complained against God and Moses,
“Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,
where there is no food or water?
We are disgusted with this wretched food!”
In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,
which bit the people so that many of them died.
Then the people came to Moses and said,
“We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you.
Pray the LORD to take the serpents away from us.”
So Moses prayed for the people, and the LORD said to Moses,
“Make a saraph and mount it on a pole,
and whoever looks at it after being bitten will live.”
Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole,
and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent
looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
INTERCESSION:
"We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you.
Intercede for us with the Lord to save us from these serpents.’
Moses interceded for the people, and the Lord answered him."
When the people got frosty in their attitude on the way to the Promised Land, they took it out on God and Moses.
The punishment was swift and deadly.
Quickly repenting of their sin, they begged Moses to intercede for them.
Moses interceded for them.
Those of them who repented and became obedient were healed.
Prayer is a key component of most religious traditions.
We have seen that throughout Sacred Scripture, Intercessory prayers are conditio sine qua non of a living faith.
The prophets and priests owe their continued relevance to this necessity.
Jesus Christ is our able High Priest who intercedes for us day and night at the Father's right hand.
The Blessed Virgin Mary owes her exalted position in Heaven as Queen and Mother to her Intercessory prowess. A giant Prayer Warrior!
Saints in Heaven pray for us all the time. Our Guardian Angels and the Archangels protect us and intercede for us.
Where is the Prayer of Intercession in your spirituality?
Who do you intercede for and how much time do you devote to interceding for your loved ones who have passed into eternity?
Remember the Four Last Things: Death and Judgment, Heaven and Hell.
Many souls destined for Heaven will of necessity need purification.
The Church calls this stage and process Purgatory.
"When I am lifted up from the earth,I will draw all to myself, says the Lord." (John 12: 32).
"Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!
The seed is the word of God, Christ the sower;whoever finds this seed will remain for ever.
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!" (Gospel Acclamation).
"O God, who choose to show mercy not angerto those who hope in you,grant that your faithful may weep, as they should,for the evil they have done,and so merit the grace of your consolation.Through Christ our Lord." (Prayer Over the People).
The Church honors St Joseph in the Month of March.
Joseph stands as the silent guardian of the Holy Family, a man whose life was entirely oriented toward the grand fulfillment of the Incarnation.
His role was not accidental but a profound act of Divine Providence, Cooperation with the Holy Spirit to protect the Person of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
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