Cycle 2:season: advent; Sunday no 2 date 10/12/2017, friendly Catholic
(1)Why catholics baptism is given for newly born & confirmation is give when UR start maturing? Why cannot chuch give both together when Ur matured?Why U need a Bishop to give confirmation?
(2)Why children always depend on their parents,until they become adult?Why God has given child hood?
(3)With confirmation your dependency is changed from parent to God and U become adult!.Are U developing the same friendship u develop with parents, in adulthood With God?
(4)What are the changes introduce by Jesus?& then Holy Spirit to our faith?
(5)Success of Ur life is nothing but continuation of Ur will for a particular vocation. Are U focusing on what God do for U?
(6)A friend is a person whom U can be silent with Ur problem,where he will resolve it. Do U hv a spiritual friend?
(7)Why all friends end with END except family?{Boyfri(End)+girlfri(
Reflection for 10th december 2017, celebrating 2nd Sunday of advent season,of cycle 2.Reminding us to analyze:
(1) The difference between old testament to. New
(2)The difference between baptism to confirmation
(3)After confirmation how you shift your friendship from parent to God?
(4) What do you mean by friend?. Do you need both Spiritual and earthly friends?
(5) What is Christmas for you!
Summary of last sunday:
last sunday, we were reminded about
(1)what are the conditions needed to have birth of christ in your life I.e 2nd coming of Jesus in to you, (in christmas we celebrate the 1st coming of Jesus)
(2) basic actions required to be carried out by a baptized catholic
(A) Faith- given in the Creed
(B) Worship- 7 sacraments
(C) Behave-Living- 10 commandments with pardoning
(D) Spirituality- Establishing connection with God- Lords prayer+ intercessionary prayers to Holy Mary and saints.
(3) Then you realize Jesus is present in your life in 3 steps ie to have a peaceful+worryless+happy mind, to carry out the God's will
(4) Finally you will convert your talents to energy to serve the society
This sunday, it highlights, how to make straight path to God. How to understand HIS principles clearly. This result to know mainly the difference between old and new testaments. It is similar to a child who is brought up by parents then once he become adult, he will stand alone!. During old testament time God brought up human from direct commands and with Jesus, human race was given full freedom to use their free will to reach happiness,similar to an adult,who tries to lead a happy life,independent to their parents.
Another basic concept introduced with Jesus was earlier only one God, after Jesus one God in 3 persons, namely father, son and holy spirit.
3 phases in christianity:
Father/before to Jesus/training human how to manage his free will-10 comms :
Son:Jesus-practically showing how to manage mental+physical agonies-practice pardoning+love:
Holy spirit: How to manage paradigm changes- CHURCH RULES.
To have a Straight path to God- you should know (1)as how to get HIS support in managing your free will
(2)that you are a member of one family-God as father:mary-Mother:saints+all humans-members: to know straight path:saints as friends will play a vital role for you
BAPTISM IS THE BASIC ACTION YOU NEED TO BECOME A CHRIST FOLLOWER!
Why baptism?
2nd COMING OF CHRIST AND JESUS METHOD OF SPIRITUAL BAPTISM.
Jesus message born in your life will be the 2nd coming of christ to you. We know at christmas Jesus came to this world. But how this occasion is affected you. Jesus has to be reborn in your life.
Thru' physical baptism you become name sake catholic. Once you practice the Jesus theories you realize your happiness to be spiritually achieved thu' value of baptism.
From baptism, you start to know the basic knowledge of christianity!. It is lke learning in school!. The knowledge you gather at school has to be developed further whle you lead your life as an adult. That is why? Holy spirit has introduced confirmation. You become an catholic at your birth, Without your knowledge, then parent teach you the basic knowledge of Catholicism. At confirmation, chuch believes that you have gain sufficient knowledge on catholicism, so that you can individually develop your relationship with God, then follow the God' will for your own happiness. Confirmation is given only by a bishop!. Since Bishop I the shepard appointed by Holy Spirit to look after individual catholic in his diocese.
Every moment of Baptized catholic will be monitored by God, and HE knows whether the baptized catholic actions and thinking are honest or not. When you follow God's Will, by achieving happy mind, you will face less fear and sorrows even in this life.
BASIC DIFFERENCE INTRODUCE BY JESUS OR COMPARISON OF JUDAISM WITH CATHOLISM
Judaism still follows only old testament. They don't expect Messiah to come in a normal way. They expect Him to come in a supernatural way.
The 4 pillars of Judaism has been shifted to christianity as follows:
(1) Faith shifted from 1 God to Triune(Trinity) and it is given in Creed
(2)Worship shifted from slaughtering animal and spreading blood over the offering table to 7 sacraments(catholics). Please note that all other christian denomination there are only 2 Sacraments
(3)Spirituality: Establish connection with God: going to temple and pray has been shifted to Our father+ intercession prayers through Mary+saints. Please note that other christian denomination does not support intercession prayers
(4) Behavior- How we live: 10 commandments with Eye to Eye principle has been shifted to 10 commandments with 'turn other cheek(PARDONING)
Before to Jesus
(1) Follow 10 commandments with 'Eye to Eye' Principle
(2) God was directly involved for instruction & even for the supply of food
(3) Human free will was not fully utilized,since God was directly instructing, like a child is brought up by the parents!
After Jesus
(1) Follow 10 commandments with 'Turn the other cheek' (pardoning)Principle
(2) God was indirect. You have to search for Him. You have to search for food. All other basic element for living is given free, same as before(ex: water,sunlight,air,earth,fire)
(3) Human free will has to be fully utilized and see that from your life God's will is carried out!
(4) Love concept introduced, since God is now indirect.
(A)LOVE YOUR SELF- maintain a Peaceful(without laziness and without anger,without judging others) and worry less mind(hand over worries thru' Mary and saints and live without worries)
(B)LOVE GOD- have a happy mind( without other 5 vices-avarice,pride,envy, gluttony,lust)+ LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR- convert your inborn talents to energy and serve the society for the glory of God.
The above 4 th point is totally new after Jesus, and you have to first achieve A and then go to B
C. TODAYS READINGS:
Prophet Isaiah(Is 40:1-5.9-11) says"
Prepare a way for the LORD"
paul(2 Pt 3:8-14) says"
We are waiting for the. New heavens and new earth
Mk (1:1-8) says MAKE HIS PATH STRAIGHT
All readings clearly shows that there is a change in to the human life from Christ,. Before to Christ, God trained us how to lead a happy life with using our own free will and getting the direction of God'S will spiritually. Now there are no prophets to tell about future, no angels physically says what to do. You should be aware as to how to achieve Happiness (this world and eternal).
Only exceptions are miracles and apparitions that we receive from time to time,from Mary and other saints.
Hence development of awareness is of paramount important. That is why John the baptist says" I baptized you with water but jesus baptize you with spirit". By mere baptism, you are not going to lead a happy life. For that you need to be aware of basic factors of catholicism and how to practice it.
Interdependent society:
No human in this society cannot live alone. He is always interdependent with society. Similarly God showed us in cana, we have to depend with Holy Mary and saints or you to live in this life. You need friends to live. A friend is defined as a person whom you can be silent, since he Is looking after your interests. You don't know 100% knowledge, why your friend is behaving like that. Hence you should develop pardoning heart. You cannot develop friendship if you don't know how to pardon. This is applicable only to earthly friends. But when you have spiritual friends, they can intercede with God, to find solution of your worry. Hence whole of World will become one family With God as father, Mary as mother saints and all humans are members of this World.
In conclusions:
Today church invite us to understand how to pleae God, and how to develop friendships
Both earthly and spiritual!.
That is why Holy Mary will become so powerful in the world, as she is the mother o the church. She is only human in this world, whom so much veneration is deserved.
Thank you!
GBU
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