At this time of remembering of Christ’s passion and resurrection, may we remind ourselves that we are human created in God’s image. We ought to be christlike in our thoughts and actions be it in our homes or workplaces/schools.
As Christ carried His cross even till death may we carry ours with peace and in resignation to God’s will. May the risen Lord visit you and your family.
Wishing you all a happy easter celebration. May God bestow on you the gift of His peace. May your hearts be filled with blessings and deepest calm that never cease.
On a different note, was there anything you gave up during the lent? I do not mean chocolates this time. For example, giving up habitual sins and telling lies among others.
Do guide your spiritual life. Be humble before God.
Hi friends, hope you are all good and staying safe? Permission to digress, I was having an intriguing conversation with someone the other day and the entire chat took a different dimension when she asked one question.
The call conversation was about chritianity, christ teachings, what is expected of us.
She asked ‘’why do you catholics worship mary? It is no where in the bible?”
I told her that we simply honour the mother of Jesus. I mentioned the first miracle of Jesus – where he turned water 💦 into wine 🍷. It was all driven by his mother, mary. That implies that we can get to Jesus through mary.
The entire verse goes this way:
Lets read the scripture together John 2.
I gave her other illustrstions and applied same to real life. There are cases where you can easily reach out to someone or get a favour done by going through their mother.
She eventually agreed with me.
I was quite pleased that I had facts and was able to discuss that with her. Trust me, this woman knows her bible so well, I wish I’m somewhat that good too with the scriptures.
However, as a Legionary I know a lot about mother mary. Unfortunately, for years now I have found my mself in places where Legion of Mary doesn’t exist. Currently, I’m a Vincentian which is not active in my local either. You cannot compare the two though.
Hey! I’m trying to rekindle in us the energy needed for our spiritual life and spiritual growth. We need to pray like warriors and take charge of our lives.
On a good note, I recently found a charismatic online prayer group which has been a blessing to me lately. I can’t begin to tell you how much I have learnt from these amazing people. They give a deeper and meaningful interpretation to bible verses I already know. I find them very supportive. Some people are truly working for God. God bless them🙏🏼
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Happy Easter to you all. Easter season is one of those times of the year where every Christian rejoice in remembrance of the resurrection of Christ.
Most of us who in one way or the other fulfilled their Lenten duties would be hopeful that God grant their Easter requests. I posted previously about Lenten duties, however some of those acts can be incorporated in our routine Christian lifestyle. We all ought have to be Christlike, isn’t it what Christianity is all about?
I hope you are having a fantastic Easter celebration? Mine is going really well😄 I went to church and having Easter feast with close friends.
I want us to pray specially for people struggling in their marital homes and those having difficulty in conceiving. I humbly pray that the ressurrected Lord grant their heart desires, may he give them the peace that the world can not give and sheild their home 🙏🏼
Papal message for Easter today addresses the need to end Syrian carnage while Archbishop of Canterbury emphasises on the relevance of hope.
Are you ready for an Easter joke?
Jesus was asked why he stayed longer to resurrect. “To find Judas”, he answered.
Do have a beautiful Easter season. May the risen Christ bless and meet all your needs🙏🏼
Lent is an important season in the life of any practising catholic. It’s time we mainly fast, pray and give alms. This period of the year is important to me as it arms me with the spiritual strength I need to survive the entire year.
There are forty days in lent. The Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Most catholics would try to go to church for the distribution of the ashes. Normally, I partake in the ash as the priest do distribute ashes Wednesday and Sunday. This time, I hoped for the same but it didn’t happen as I worked on Wednesday and there was no sign of the ash on Sunday.
Different articles have it that pastors in other churches distribute ashes in public places which is not a good norm. Ashes should be distributed only in the church as its significance be held in high esteem.
The lent period enables one to reflect on Christ’s sorrowful mystery and ask for God’s grace. More so, we are encouraged to forfeit something that we normally like during the Lenten season. It could be the smallest of things like: watching TV, eating chocolates among other things we can think of.
This period requires that we eat less food as it boosts our spiritual life by not trying to satisfy all our needs. I have read severally that fasting and abstinence make the heart grow fonder. Isaiah 58 will give you a typical idea of the kind of fast that pleases God.
Of importance are the works of mercy. They enable us to live as Christ would want us to. There are spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Spiritual works involves: conversion of sinners, instructing the ignorant, counselling of the doubtful, comforting of the sorrowful, bearing wrongs patiently, forgiving injuries, and praying for the dead. Similarly, corporal works of mercy are: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, harboring the stranger, visiting the sick, ministering the prisoners and burying the dead.
I have been behind this year in my Lenten attitude, so I have decided to buckle up now. I have observed the praying bit but not just on top on my other Lenten duties. I know it’s not too late. However, I do not think I am the only culprit. What about you?
More effort to you, if you are on the top of your Lenten duties but for those lagging behind like me, we can do it. Let do it.
I hope by reading this post we are made more aware of numerous ways we can keep ourselves accountable during this lenten season. Come Easter. May the lent season fill you with God’s love and graces.
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I understand that I might have readers who are not Christians and would therefore found this post irrelevant. Thanks for your time.
