Sin and Confession

At the Incarnation Jesus like us in all things except sin;but at the time of the Passion,He became sin. He took on our sins and that was why He was rejected by the Father. I think that this was the greatest of all the sufferings that He had to endure and the thing He dreaded most in the agony in the Garden. Those words of His on the Cross were the expression of the depth of His loneliness and Passion that His own Father didn't claim Him as His Son. That, despote all his suffering and anguish, His Father did not claim Him as His Beloved Son, as He didat the Baptism by St john the Baptist and at the Transfiguration. You ask "Why?" Because God cannot accept sinand Jesus had taken on sin. He had become sin.

After reading this passage in my book I am reading "Come Be My Light" I reflected on what confession of sin means to me.

Alot of people think you just go there spill your gutts and go about your day. Thats not the truth. Confession is where you are able to face God with all your faults,sins, and joys in your life. You are able to sit down and face down with all your mistakes and choices in your life. You can reflect on why you commited these sins, and you will be absolved of all these sins. Jesus took up the cross for US! He loved us so much he paided the ultimate price for us. He was rejected by all, just so we could have eternal life.

So everytime you decide to commit a sin or even a little sin. Jesus paided the price for each one of us and he is always there for us when we need him most.

So go to confession!! Run to confession and talk to Jesus. He is there waiting for us.

Go and find Jesus

Go and find Jesus when your patience and strength give out and you feel alone and helpless. He is waiting for you in the chapel. Say to him, "Jesus, you know exactly what is going on. You are all I have and you know all. Come to my help." And then go and don't worry about how you are going to manage. That you have told God about it is enough. He has a good memory.

Falling in love with God

“Nothing is more practical than
finding God, than
falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.

What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in Love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.”

Pedro Arrupe SJ (1907-91)

28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Saint Michael the archangel prayer

Saint Michael the archangel, defend us in battle:be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

Therese Thought

Remember, little Marie, that this sweet Jesus is there in the Tabernacle expressly for you and you alone. Remember that he burns with the desire to enter your heart. Do not listen to Satan. Laugh him to scorn, and go without fear to receive Jesus, the God of peace and of love. In truth it is impossible that a heart which can only find rest in contemplation of the Tabernacle- and yours is such, you tell me- could so far offend Our Lord as not to be able to receive him. What does offend Jesus, what wounds Him to the Heart is want of confidence. Pray much that the best portion of your life may not be overshadowed by idle fears. We have only brief moments in life to spend for the Glory of God. and well does Satan it.

St Therese

The Anima Christi of St. Elizabeth Seton

Soul of Jesus,
Sanctify me.
Blood of Jesus,
Wash me.
Passion of Jesus,
Comfort me.
Wounds of Jesus,
Hide me.
Heart of Jesus,
Receive me.
Spirit of Jesus,
Enliven me.
Goodness of Jesus,
Pardon me.
Beauty of Jesus,
Draw me.
Humility of Jesus,
Humble me.
Peace of Jesus,
Pacify me.
Love of Jesus, Inflame me.
Kingdom of Jesus,
Come to me.
Grace of Jesus,
Replenish me.
Mercy of Jesus,
Pity me.
Sanctity of Jesus,
Sanctify me.
Purity of Jesus,
Purify me.
Cross of Jesus,
Support me.
Nails of Jesus,
Hold me.
Mouth of Jesus,
Bless me in life, in death, in time and eternity.
Mouth of Jesus,
Defend me in the hour of death.
Mouth of Jesus,
Call me to come to Thee.
Mouth of Jesus,
Receive me with Thy Saints in glory evermore.

Let Us Pray.

Unite me to Thyself, O adorable Victim. Life-giving heavenly Bread,
feed me, sanctify me, reign in me, transform me to Thyself, live in me;
let me live in Thee; let me adore Thee in Thy life-giving Sacrament as
my God, listen to Thee as to my Master, obey Thee as my King, imitate
Thee as my Model, follow Thee as my Shepherd, love Thee as my Father,
seek Thee I as my Physician who wilt heal all the maladies of my
soul. Be indeed my Way, Truth and Life; sustain me, O heavenly
Manna, through the desert of this world, till I shall behold
Thee unveiled in Thy glory. R. Amen.

Mary and Martha

'Blessed the one who sits in his cell with all devotion, as Mary sat at the Lord's feet, and hastens, like Martha, to receive him, the Lord and Saviour.' St. Ephrem of Syria

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. ³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴² but few things are needed—or indeed only one.Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

I have been pondering on what to write about on my blog. I've been praying hard about what to write about and the Good Lord gave me this inspiration. I decided to write about one of my favorite Bible story in the Bible that I can relate to so well.. I am writing about Mary and Martha for you all.

I am a Martha type of person. I obsess over the housework,my spiritual life and always thriving to be perfect for my family and God. I forget sometimes to sit down and patiently wait on the Lord and be quiet in his present. I am constantly saying my prayers, devoting myself to my job and housework.. I forget to sit down and smell the roses sometimes.

One of my new year resolutions is to be silent more, and not talk too much and pay more attention to silence in my spiritual life.

Jesus was coming. Martha took off to go find Jesus.Mary had a purpose. The Bible does not say she was crying, weeping or anxious or being useless. She was waiting on Jesus Our Lord.

We can assume that Mary was preparing her heart through prayer. Whereas Martha was preparing the house and anxiously preparing for Our Lord. She forgot to be silent and wait on Jesus. Martha was Impatient and Anxious. She couldn't rely on herself or trust Jesus enough to wait on him. We need to remember to be more like Mary. She trusted Our Lord so much, that she waited on him and prayed silently for him..

Our Beloved Jesus Christ spoke to Martha but Martha wasn't paying Our Lord one bit of attention. She was focused on what she had to say to Him and running her mouth. Martha talked at Our Lord not to Him and after she had her say, she left Him. The sad thing was that Martha missed what Jesus was saying to her and the mystery behind his words to her. Do we often do the same ourselves in our lives and spiritual life? I often do this myself in my spiritual life. I often rant to God about my problems, and forget to be silent and listen to him. I forget to be quiet in my ordinary life and pay attention to what people are really saying to me.

Mary then went to see Jesus - at the right time. She went when He called her, once He has come or had come. She went without delay or haste. She went when she was properly prepared because she had been praying and waiting on Our Beloved Lord. Mary was sitting and waiting on Jesus, preparing our hearts and responding appropriately when He calls us to him.

Both Mary and Martha were in love with Our Beloved Merciful Savior. But, their journey were not the same. Mary was meditating and quietly waiting on Our Beloved because she had gotten quiet and alone with him. Mary met Jesus in the same place as she did when Jesus was in her home at His feet!

On the other hand, Martha had not spent the time in God’s presence. Martha, just as in Luke 10 was overcome by her feelings. Her faith was not at a high level.

This story tells us we should meditate on Our Lord and listen to him. He could be calling us right now and we aren't listening to him properly. He is seeking us in everybody and everything. Our Lord is a hidden mystery in which we should seek 24/7 in our daily lives.

Are you more like Mary or Martha?