tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678904446058212682.post6562784347124882245..comments2023-07-05T05:32:22.026-04:00Comments on Young Canadian RC Male: ``Yes, Lord: You know that I love you`.` Reflection on a Gospel from a Novus Ordo Mass for Friday, Seventh Week of Easter Cycle 1/Year 1 at LunchtimeYoung Canadian RC Malehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14716232749482910081noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678904446058212682.post-83532336112399994762012-05-27T12:32:24.824-04:002012-05-27T12:32:24.824-04:00Before I reply specifically to F.P., other readers...Before I reply specifically to F.P., other readers just note I am making an exception for F.P even though he blogs as "anonymous", because he does I.D. himself at the end of posts with a pseudoname, and he's not a hardcore blogger, he just comments. <br /><br />F.P., Thank you for your wonderful insight about love and your friend's ordination. I will definitely keep him in my prayers for, as Fr. Z. keeps saying, the Devil is roaming about like a lion bloodthirsty for us, especially priests and he's really attacking the Church at full speed right now. Surely he'll try to take your friend down or make him deficient in his role as priest/pastor now and in future. <br /><br />Ans also, thank you for the prayers about my conflict. I cannot delve too much into detail our of respect for the parties involved, but all I can say is that it concerns a decision that need to be made by someone I trust with great prudence and responsibility. However, something the person said to me has revealed to me enough, that I fear only prayer will help us resolve this decision in a true, Catholic manner, and we do not walk away with hardened hearts. "Come Holy Spirit, and enkindle in them the fire of your Love ....". Holy Spirit, pray for us (Me, the other person, F.P, his priest friend .....).Young Canadian RC Malehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716232749482910081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678904446058212682.post-77557657655832220982012-05-27T11:54:34.067-04:002012-05-27T11:54:34.067-04:00Hello YCRCM,
Thanks for your blog, I really enjo...Hello YCRCM, <br /><br />Thanks for your blog, I really enjoyed it... and yes, true love is a big topic. The interesting thing is that I heard that Gospel yesterday at my friend's ordination to the priesthood (on that note, could you pray for him, he was ordained yesterday for the St. Catherine's Diocese). The Bishop also talked about love, focusing on the love that the two young men who were ordained had in dedicating themselves to God as priests, forever to be 'in persona Christi' to those they meet esp. in celebrating the sacraments. But, also talking about how love was living out a 'yes' to God's will every day of our lives. Saying 'God, you will be done,' daily even when it is difficult. <br /><br />The thing that got me thinking the most was looking at Father's face when he was giving his first blessing. The joy was beaming! He also did something that I thought was incredibly loving, with each one of his cards of remembrance he handed out a scripture verse... a different one to each person... (well, actually, there were two typed out on each piece of paper). I got two great ones, but the one that hit me was Isaiah 40:31 "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." <br /><br />Though we are constantly struggling with love, and how to love properly, and the Theological virtue, God has it covered! We experience his love every day, but esp. in the Mass when we receive Him in the Eucharist. I am not sure what bible passage, but it says something about the greatest love being a man who lays his life down for his friends. In the Catechism one def. of love is "willing the good of the other." Well, God is always willing our good... and he is calling us to be as generous. As the Bishop said yesterday, "God will not be outdone in generosity." It is true, he died for us.... <br /><br />I was reading a book called "NOW" which is talking about life and how we are called to live 'now', this moment with God as the centre. God is not calling us to live and love ten years down the road, but He is calling us now and we have the ability to respond in love with our own yes to the duty of the moment/day/week all the while doing it out of love for God and offering it up as a prayer (even if we don't particularly like it... I need that reminder sometimes:)). <br /><br />That was a bit of a long point, but your blog made me think. God bless, and I will keep you in my prayers (esp. concerning whatever conflict you may be going through). <br /><br />F.P. (Frances)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com