Bible
Study: Galatians 3, 7 to 14 and Luke 11, 15 to 26.
Someone
once said: “There are only two days the world would speak well of you; the day
you were born and the day you will die. In between, you just have to manage!”
This saying is so true that it even applies to Jesus Christ. See how people
mercilessly criticised him in today’s Gospel passage, accusing him of casting
out demons by the power of Beelzebub.
What we
learn from Jesus is that he does not call down fire to destroy his critics. He
simply explained the reason behind the resurfacing of demonic possessions in
persons whom he had earlier cured. When a person is cured, he is like one whose
house is swept clean and tidy. The human soul like a house must always be
pre-occupied and it is either we allow God possess us or we become possessed by
evil spirits or by the world.
A person
who was delivered by Jesus Christ left his heart empty and refused to allow God
take possession of his life thereby giving room for a full-force return of the
demonic spirit. Upon seeing that the person was possessed again, the people accused
Jesus of not doing a good job, they even say he cures by the power of demons.
What they
do not realise is that it is not Jesus’ fault that the demons returned neither
was the initial cure inauthentic. It was the person who refused to occupy his
inner-house with God after it was swept clean. This simply shows how we tend to
accuse God falsely when we are the ones responsible for our own misfortune.
Above all,
we should not be too troubled when we hear things been said about us by others especially
when we know they are not true. Let them say! If God in the person of Jesus
could not get the world to speak well of him, how do we expect the world to
speak well of us always? Impossible! Just do what is right and leave the rest
for God.
THE POWER
OF THE ROSARY.
Today,
also we celebrate the memorial of our Lady of the Rosary. Do you know there are
15 powerful promises of the Rosary as revealed by Mary to St. Dominic? They are
as follows:
One:.
Whoever
shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal
graces.
Two:.
I promise
my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the
Rosary.
Three:.
The Rosary
shall be a powerful armour against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin,
and defeat heresies.
Four:.
The Rosary
will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the
abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the
world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire for eternal things.
Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
Five:.
The soul
which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not
perish.
Six.
Whoever
shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its
sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise
him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just
he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
Seven.
Whoever
shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the sacraments
of the Church.
Eight.
Those who
are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their
death the light of God and the plenititude of His graces; at the moment of
death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
Nine.
I shall
deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
Ten.
The
faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
Eleven.
You shall
obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
Twelve.
All those
who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
Thirteen.
I have obtained
from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for
intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of
death.
Fourteen.
All who
recite the Rosary are my sons and daughters, and brothers and sisters of my
only Son Jesus Christ.
Fifteen.
Devotion
of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
Let us
pray:
Lord
Jesus, increase my faith in your power over demonic spirits and keep me devoted
to my rosary daily. Amen.
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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