Church of the the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
1935 - 2019
30-August-2019 ~ 8-September-2019
R4C
Friday 30 August 2019
Thursday 29 August 2019
The foolish will miss heaven's wedding feast
Are you missing out on what's most important in life?
Being unprepared can lead to unnecessary trouble and even disaster! What good is a life-jacket left on the shore when the boat is sinking? Jesus' story of ten single ladies waiting for a wedding procession in the middle of the night seems strange to most westerners today. But Jesus' audience knew all too well how easily this could happen to them.
Don't miss the most important engagement of all
Wedding customs in ancient Palestine required extra vigilance and preparation for everyone involved. (Some near eastern villages still follow this custom.) The bride and groom did not go away for their honeymoon, but celebrated for a whole week with their family and friends. It was the custom for the groom, in company with his friends, to come at his discretion and get his bride and bring her to their new home. They would take the longest route possible so that many villagers along the way could join in the wedding procession. Once they arrived and closed the doors, no one else could be admitted. If the groom decided to come and bring his bride at night, then lights were required by necessity to guide the travellers through the dark and narrow streets. No one was allowed on the village streets at night without a lamp!
To show up for a wedding party without proper attire and travel arrangements is like trying to get into a special event today that requires a prearranged permit or reservation. You just don’t get in without the proper pass. Can you imagine the frustration travellers might experience when going abroad and finding out that they can’t get into some country because they don't have the right visa or a valid passport.
The consequences of being unprepared to meet the Lord
Jesus warns us that there are consequences for being unprepared. There are certain things you cannot obtain at the last moment. For example, students cannot prepare for their exams when the day of testing is already upon them. A person cannot get the right kind of character, strength, and skill required for a task at hand unless they already possess it, such as a captain with courage and nautical skills who must steer a ship through a dangerous storm at sea.
When the Lord Jesus comes to lead you to his heavenly banquet will you be ready to hear his voice and follow? Our eternal welfare depends on our hearing, and many have trained themselves to not hear. We will not be prepared to meet the Lord, face to face, when he calls us on the day of judgement, unless we listen to him today. The Lord invites us to feast at his heavenly banquet table. Are you ready?
"Lord Jesus, make me vigilant and attentive to your voice that I may heed your call at all times. May I find joy in your presence and delight in doing your will."
source: From the desk of Don Schwager,
hosted by Kairos Europe and the Middle East
Wednesday 14 August 2019
JESUS, You are Real and Alive in the Holy Eucharist
JESUS, You are Real and Alive in the Holy Eucharist. The Blessed Sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Truly it is the Flesh of our Lord that Heals and the Precious and Powerful Blood of our Lord that Protects us. JESUS You are truly in our midst especially in the consecrated host which is Your body and blood, soul and divinity. “This is My body” and “This is My blood,” (Matthew 26:26–29) ❤✝
Eucharist Miracle in Paraguay, 8 August 2019
This Eucharistic Miracle happened in afternoon of yesterday August 8 in areguá-Paraguay. Father Gustavo palacios wore the Holy Consecrated within the locket,to a sick,at the time of reaching the house,the Consecrated becomes flesh and blood inside the locket.the sheet was taken in smell roses.
Fr.Gustavo is from the Virgin Parish of LA Merced - valley - areguá Valley. (Such a demonstration is expected to be confirmed by the holy church) ✝
Friday 9 August 2019
Thursday 8 August 2019
Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it
What is the most important investment you can make with your life?
Jesus poses some probing questions to challenge our assumptions about what is most profitable and worthwhile. In every decision of life we are making ourselves a certain kind of person. The kind of person we are, our character, determines to a large extent the kind of future we will face and live. It is possible that some can gain all the things they set their heart on, only to wake up suddenly and discover that they missed the most important things of all. Of what value are material things if they don't help you gain what truly lasts in eternity. Neither money nor possessions can buy heaven, mend a broken heart, or cheer a lonely person.
The great exchange - my life for His Life
Jesus asks the question: What will a person give in exchange for his or her life? Everything we have is an out-right gift from God. We owe him everything, including our very lives. It's possible to give God our money, but not ourselves, or to give him lip-service, but not our hearts. A true disciple gladly gives up all that he or she has in exchange for an unending life of joy and happiness with God. God gives without measure. The joy he offers no sadness or loss can diminish.
True freedom and gain
The cross of Christ leads to victory and freedom from sin, despair, and death. What is the cross which Jesus Christ commands me to take up each day? When my will crosses with his will, then his will must be done. Are you ready to lose all for Jesus Christ in order to gain all with Jesus Christ?
"Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and all my will, all that I have and possess. You have given them to me; to you, O Lord, I restore them; all things are yours, dispose of them according to your will. Give me your love and your grace, for this is enough for me." (Prayer of Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556)
source: From the desk of Don Schwager,
hosted by Kairos Europe and the Middle East
Communion on the Tongue is the Most Suitable Manner of Reception ✝
Even though, as St. John Paul II acknowledges (in his Encyclical letter Ecclesia de Eucharistia) ,Communion in the hand can be carried out with reverence and devotion; and even though reception on the tongue is no guaranteed symbol of fidelity and humility; Communion on the tongue is, all things being equal, the most suitable manner of reception.
In certain cultures, including our own, the bride and groom often receive from the hand of the other a piece of wedding cake at the wedding banquet. When done with love and devotion and faithfulness, the small gesture signifies not only the care one pledges to the other, but also the concern a vulnerable spouse can expect from the other. At the Wedding Feast of the Lamb, our humble reception of the fruits of his saving work likewise show our devotion to him, our Spouse, and express our abandonment into his care.
Recounted by Pope Benedict in his exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, “Augustine imagines the Lord saying to him: ‘I am the food of grown men; grow, and you shall feed upon me; nor shall you change me, like the food of your flesh, into yourself, but you shall be changed into me.’ It is not the Eucharistic food that is changed into us, but rather we who are mysteriously transformed by it” (70).
If we believe that this “mysterious food” (ibid.) has the power to change us—if we believe as St. Augustine and Pope Benedict believe—our manner of eating must signify such belief. Eucharistic food is “not something to be grasped at” but is received with humility and obedience (Phil 2:7-8). Only then will we be, like Christ, “highly exalted” (Phil 2:9).
Hand or tongue, individual to decide? .... the Eucharistic food which is the flesh of Jesus itself.
RESCUE me O LORD, in this urgent and desperate time. I need your deliverance and providence O JESUS
Rescue me O Lord
I need Your miraculous and merciful help.
Thing are really beyond me
only You alone My Lord JESUS
can make a way for me
to overcome what I am facing.
I need a financial break-through
to settle all my backlogs loan settlement,
the people I owe, all bills unpaid
where services have been stopped,
and for day to day life, help to mother
and my 20 year old car which requires repairs
I am really sorry and repent Lord,
all this is by my own mistakes,
Lord I know that I am not worthy for You
to heal me
but You are so merciful and You word has power
You just have to command
and all will be right again for me.
I promise Lord that I will change my way of life,
Your rescue me Lord and set me a new life.
All my trust and hope is in You alone.
my Saviour and Lord JESUS CHRIST.
AMEN.
THIS IS NOT A SCAM,
I am really going through hard times.
If you have the Heart and Willing to Help,
you may send me a email at
and I will provide you with details
or
directly make your help available
HELP through...
through my PAYPAL link page.
Our Lady of Lourdes, I beg your prayer and intercession
Mother Mary you have appeared in Lourdes, I may not have the chance to go there but I truly know by this petition I make to you I will be healed like many who have experience your healing prayer and water from the pool. Please pray that my right knee/leg pain be healed and also my urgent and desperate need for a financial breakthrough to overcome my debt backlog loan repayments, people I owe, bills unpaid and for my own basic use like car repairs, food, toll, petrol and to help my mother instead of she help me. I am confident in your prayer and intercession on behalf of me, will pleasing to God's will and will be answered. Amen.
Miraculous Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, You who makes me see everything, and shows me the way to reach my ideal. You, who gives me the Divine gift, to forgive, and forget, all the wrong that is done to me, and You, who are in all instances of my life with me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank You, for everything, and affirm once more, that I never want to be separated from You, no matter how great the material desires may be, I want to be with You, and my loved ones, in Your Perpetual Glory.
To that end and submitting to God's Holy Will, I ask from You..(mention your favor).
Amen.
This prayer should be prayed for three consecutive days. After the third day, your sincere desire shall be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to offer thanksgiving by sharing and expressing it on granting of your favor. This idea is to spread the wonders of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer to 😇 St. Anthony of Padua
O Loving St. Anthony, you were a special witness of God’s power and love in your day. Hear us now as we seek your powerful intercession in our time. We lift up our prayers for all families. Help them to grow in their faith; may they persevere in unity, love, and peace. Bless our children, protect our young people, and be a companion to those in their senior years. Help them when they are tested by sickness, suffering, loneliness, or whenever they experience loss in their lives. Help all of us in our daily struggles, giving us hope and peace. Pray for us, St. Anthony, so that we may continue to grow in God’s love. Intercede for us through Christ our Lord! Amen. ✝😇
Tuesday 6 August 2019
Be rich towards God
Have you ever tried to settle a money dispute or an inheritance issue?
Inheritance disputes are rarely ever easy to resolve, especially when the relatives or close associates of the deceased benefactor cannot agree on who should get what and who should get the most. Why did Jesus refuse to settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers? He saw that the heart of the issue was not justice or fairness but rather greed and possessiveness.
Loving possessions rather than loving my neighbor
The ten commandments were summarized into two prohibitions - do not worship false idols and do not covet what belongs to another. It's the flip side of the two great commandments - love God and love your neighbor. Jesus warned the man who wanted half of his brother's inheritance to "beware of all covetousness." To covet is to wish to get wrongfully what another possesses or to begrudge what God has given to another. Jesus restates the commandment "do not covet", but he also states that a person's life does not consist in the abundance of his or her possessions.
August of Hippo (354-430 AD) comments on Jesus' words to the brother who wanted more:Greed wants to divide, just as love desires to gather. What is the significance of 'guard against all greed,' unless it is 'fill yourselves with love?' We, possessing love for our portion, inconvenience the Lord because of our brother just as that man did against his brother, but we do not use the same plea. He said, 'Master, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.' We say, 'Master, tell my brother that he may have my inheritance.' (Sermon 265.9)
The fool who was possessed by his riches
Jesus reinforces his point with a parable about a foolish rich man (Luke 12:16-21). Why does Jesus call this wealthy landowner a fool? Jesus does not fault the rich man for his industriousness and skill in acquiring wealth, but rather for his egoism and selfishness - it's mine, all mine, and no one else's. This parable is similar to the parable of the rich man who refused to give any help to the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). The rich fool had lost the capacity to be concerned for others. His life was consumed with his possessions and his only interests were in himself. His death was the final loss of his soul! What is Jesus' lesson on using material possessions? It is in giving that we receive. Those who are rich towards God receive ample reward - not only in this life - but in eternity as well.
Where is your treasure?
In this little parable Jesus probes our heart - where is your treasure? Treasure has a special connection to the heart, the place of desire and longing, the place of will and focus. The thing we most set our heart on is our highest treasure. What do you treasure above all else?
"Lord Jesus, free my heart from all possessiveness and from coveting what belongs to another. May I desire you alone as the one true treasure worth possessing above all else. Help me to make good use of the material blessings you give me that I may use them generously for your glory and for the good of others."
source: From the desk of Don Schwager,
hosted by Kairos Europe and the Middle East
Monday 5 August 2019
Heal me, Rescue me and Provide for me, O Merciful Lord
Thank you God for everything, everything in my life is a blessing from you. I have not doubted You O Lord, I know Your timing is always PERFECT. I am now unable to handle things on my own as financial commitments and debts are have overwhelm me. At times I have no money to even meet my basic daily necessities like even fuel for my car, the situation I am in is almost out of my control. Now with my health problems (my right knee is swollen and there seem to be a abnormal bone grow out a my knee cap causing severe pain when I walk or stand or even sitting to long), all things are becoming even more difficult (nearing impossible) for me. I am still surviving each and everyday true You blessings. You are my Lord, God and Savior, You alone can do the impossible, without You I am nothing. All I have is from You, all I am is because of my own faults and all I am going to be depends on You infinite mercy and goodness Lord. Please hear me Lord, hear my cries as I call upon You in this desperate times and help me, rescue me and provide for me, O merciful Lord, let it be as by Your Will. Lord I know that I am a sinner and it is unworthy for You to enter under my roof, but I truly believe and trust that You only have to say the word and I will be healed from my misery. You have said your word does return to You void as in Isaiah 55:11, “so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth, it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” Heal me Lord by Your mighty healing hands, touch my knee and heal me. Make a way Lord and provided for to overcome these debts so that my life will change, I will repent and as You have helped me, I too will be a help to others and the needy. Lord I make this pray through Your son JESUS CHRIST. Amen.
JESUS, I TRUST and HOPE in You.
Help is appreciated,
THIS IS NOT A SCAM,
I am really going through hard times.
If you have the Heart and Willing to Help,
you may send me a email at
and I will provide you with details
or
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