Today at Holy Mass the Universal Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Innocents……”When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi. Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet":
“A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more.”
Life is precious - “blah blah blah”!…..Something “we” say all the time…..But it really is!!!!…..Herod feared that a King would be born and take away his power…So he ordered thousands upon thousands of children to be killed…His plan failed..Jesus was born and his Kingship goes on to this day…So much can be learned from this story…I could go on for days…I will leave you with this…..Man plans and God laughs!…..Mankind can not thwart the plans of God…So get on board - The ship is sailing with you or without you
“Broken was the snare, and we were freed. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth”
The Feast of Holy Innocents is a day to honor life…Our society gives lip service to the protection to life…And frankly there was a time in my life that I did as well…As many know yesterday a childhood friend of mine died…He was a father at 19 years old…I remember when he told me his girlfriend was pregnant…..At the time both of us were just boys and wild boys at that!…….I remember when his first son was born and was about 3 years old…Tony my friend was raising his family in the Mid-Western part of America (Indiana), where his wife’s family was from……Back to my story…My friend was back in New Jersey with his young son and wife…..At the time I was around 21 years old and having children and getting married was probably the farthest thing from my mind…So here I am sitting at my friend’s parents kitchen table watching his 3 year old son run around the room…I can remember it to this day…I thought to my self…....I would have aborted this child and here this human being is fully alive and so happy and running around….I am not lying to you when I tell you this - This is what went through my mind……I absolutely would have ended this child’s life…My friend however did not…He also went on to have three more sons……God has a plan and God’s plan is infinitely bigger and better then our plans!
"Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.”
We all fall short….Its apart of being human….That is why Jesus came and walked the earth…That is why he gave us a Church…To strengthen us with his very Body in the Blessed Sacrament and forgive our sins when we fail in the Sacrament of Reconciliation……And we ALL fail……..Today at Mass we hear about a great act of evil….A powerful man (King Herod) out of fear and out of the love of power took the lives of countless innocent children…..God gives man free will and sometimes mankind abuses this great gift…However, God “corrects” our mistakes…He did so by sending us his only son and establishing a Church…….We all make mistakes….Its for us to acknowledge those mistakes…Ask for pardon…Rely on heavenly grace….And push forward…..”If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just”
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