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Veritas Lux Mea: December 2013
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Sunday, December 8, 2013. Advent, Baptism, and Holiness. Advent is the Season in which we prepare for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our preparation for Christmas, in celebration of His First Advent, is a reminder for us to prepare ourselves also for His Second Advent, when He comes again in glory to judge the living and the dead. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”. 3 Know you not...
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Veritas Lux Mea: February 2013
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Sunday, February 24, 2013. The Effects of Penance. Are Acts of Penance even effective? And if they are, what exactly do they effect? There are principally two things that Acts of Penance effectively accomplish in the lives of Christians in a state of grace:. They make satisfaction for our sins. They help us to overcome our spiritual foes. So who does satisfaction need to be made to? Well, to whomever we sinned against. And who do we sin against? How is this so? 8211; by denying ourselves some form of goo...
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Veritas Lux Mea: The Good Samaritan and the Cross
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Sunday, July 14, 2013. The Good Samaritan and the Cross. In the Gospel Reading for today (Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C), we heard the parable of the Good Samaritan:. There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said,. 8220;Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it? He said in reply,. 8220;You shall love the Lord, your God,. With all your heart,. With all your being,. With all your strength,. I shall repa...
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Veritas Lux Mea: May 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Reflections on the Rosary - Part II (The Luminous Mysteries). The Rosary traditionally has consisted of three sets of Mysteries – the Joyful, the Sorrowful, and the Glorious Mysteries. The Luminous Mysteries, or the Mysteries of Light, were first suggested by Blessed Pope John Paul II in his encyclical “. 8221;, and were heartily taken up by the majority of Catholics. One reason for the Holy Father’s suggestion was that. The First Luminous Mystery – the Baptism of Our Lord. Many th...
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Veritas Lux Mea: Reflections on the Rosary – Part III (The Sorrowful Mysteries)
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Reflections on the Rosary – Part III (The Sorrowful Mysteries). Although we meant it for evil, God meant it for good.and in His rich mercy He turned our evil to good for by His Cross and Resurrection He has redeemed and reconciled the world to Himself, and so restored us to His Divine Life. As we meditate on these Sorrowful Mysteries, may they remind us of the great price that was paid to wash away our sins.and the sins of the whole world. 8220;O Lord, I am your servant;. As the Lo...
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Veritas Lux Mea: April 2013
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Sunday, April 28, 2013. Meditations on the Rosary - Introduction. In my previous blog. I provided an primer on praying the Rosary. As mentioned, the recitation of the Rosary concludes with this prayer to God the Father:. 8220;O God, whose Only Begotten Son by His Life, Death, and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation; grant we beseech Thee that, by meditating. Upon these Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate. What they contain and obtain.
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Veritas Lux Mea: October 2013
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Sunday, October 6, 2013. The Duty of Forgiveness. Often, when we read the Bible, we just take it for granted that we understand what its saying. We can often become so familiar with texts that we gloss over what we read without really thinking about it. For me, the Gospel Reading for today was one such passage:. The apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. Doth he thank that servant for doing the things which he commanded him? The disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith. His answer was th...
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Veritas Lux Mea: January 2013
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Monday, January 28, 2013. Ezra Reading the Law - a Foreshadow of the Mass. The First Reading for this past Sunday (Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C) holds a very special place for me. It is a reading that I distinctly remember from my days as a Baptist, and it had a profound effect on shaping my love for the Scriptures. The reading was Neh 8:2-6, 8-10:. Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly,. Which consisted of men, women,. And those children old enough to understand. 8220;Amen, amen!
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Veritas Lux Mea: February 2014
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Outside of the Church There is No Salvation. As much as I try to avoid it, I have this knack for getting myself involved in Protestant – Catholic debates. I don’t enjoy the debating.the constant sparring.the hours of time that it saps as I try to give a defence for my Catholic faith – especially when it is with people whom I love, and consider as brothers and sisters in Christ. The basis of the argument. Their argument usually follows this sort of logic:. So, what DOES the Ca...
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Veritas Lux Mea: Outside of the Church There is No Salvation
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Outside of the Church There is No Salvation. As much as I try to avoid it, I have this knack for getting myself involved in Protestant – Catholic debates. I don’t enjoy the debating.the constant sparring.the hours of time that it saps as I try to give a defence for my Catholic faith – especially when it is with people whom I love, and consider as brothers and sisters in Christ. The basis of the argument. Their argument usually follows this sort of logic:. So, what DOES the Ca...
