✞ A MOMENT ON CALVARY ✞ Every time, then, you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until He comes! ~~ 1 Corinthians 11:26 The Eucharist is a proclamation of Jesus death. We who believe in Jesus death must shout from the rooftops that He has died and were forgiven (Lk 12:3). We should be so overwhelmed by the death of Jesus that well never get over it. However, although we have learned to proclaim sports, music, politics, money, and self, many peoples experience of Christs death and resurrection has rarely been deep enough to result in proclamation and praise. To receive this deep experience of Jesus death on the cross, simply pray for a momentary realization of the pain and love of Jesus crucified. Pray with St. Francis of Assisi: O Lord Jesus Christ, I entreat You to give me two graces before I die: First, that in my lifetime I may feel in body and soul as far as possible the pain You endured, dear Lord, in the hour of Your most bitter suffering; and second, that I may feel in my heart as far as possible that excess of love by which You, O Son of God, were inflamed to undertake so cruel a suffering for us sinners (Little Flowers of St. Francis). Pray with St. Paul: I wish to know Christ and the power flowing from His resurrection; likewise to know how to share in His sufferings by being formed into the pattern of His death (Phil 3:10). Do a one-minute crucifix novena. Look at a crucifix for at least one minute a day for nine days. Believe deeply that Jesus died for you individually and personally. Then proclaim His death with thanksgiving forever. Prayer : Lord, I pray for a momentary experience of Your love and suffering on the cross. May I never be the same after this prayer.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 11:56:54 +0000
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