I was at mass tonight and my heart was so so heavy the chapel was not very full and I knew very well that the priest was indeed telling me this is your last mass for a while..I instantly got John 16....I received Jesus on my hand for the first time with a heavy heart and did so for those especially from our forum that cant receive...alas when I left the chapel I sang Christ has no body ....oh sweet Therese help and comfort us.... To my commander and chief St Michael my sworn allegiance,,, My shield has been polished my sword is drew I await the battle cry...Brother John John 16... Jesus Warns and Comforts His Disciples 1“These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. 2They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. 3And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. “And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you. The Work of the Holy Spirit 5“But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He [c]will take of Mine and declare it to you. Sorrow Will Turn to Joy 16“A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” 17Then some of His disciples said among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not [d]know what He is saying.” 19Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. 23“And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
John this is a heart breaker. We will face it here soon enough. This policy just feels contrived somehow ("you are thinking as man thinks and not as God thinks")but Jesus permits it. We have all been unworthy servants I fear. Some more than others. I feel this very keenly. We are living the Triduum before the Resurrection. It is agony for all who love Him.
Same thing this morning in my parish. We were told that it was to be the final mass for the foreseeable future. No weekday masses, no Sunday Masses, no St Patrick's Day Mass... I couldn't help but think that this is nothing short of what we deserve for all the liturgical abuses and Eucharistic abuses and complacency and taking for granted that we are guilty of. But I also had a sense that when the Mass does eventually return, things will be very different (hopefully for the better). But that will not come without a lot of suffering first. It really did feel like we are entering into the Garden of Gethsemane on Holy Thursday night, with a long Passion Friday ahead of us.
For now, my parish here in Buffalo, NY remains open and is going to continue with its regular daily and Sunday Mass schedule. They will also be opening the school gym for Masses on Sunday to ensure that all can attend and the Parish can comply with NY’s emergency rule of no public gatherings of more than 500 people. I prayed for you all at 8:00 AM Mass this morning and I will pray for all of you at Sunday Mass tomorrow. Peace.
So sorrowful, I am crying. Most Glorious Christ who hung on the cross for us, I thank you for giving us the chance of eternal salvation. Thank you Quis.
Cardinal Archbishop O'Malley announced today discontinuation of all public Masses in the Boston Diocese.
In other words boys and girls this is a test. Repent, the day of the Lord is at hand Penance, penance, penance We the laity must do penance, because I'm afraid the hierarchy does not think they have anything to repent of Feb 17, 2020
Ah! my daughter, when I allow that churches remain deserted, ministers dispersed, Masses reduced, it means that the sacrifices are offenses to Me, the prayers insults, the adorations, irreverences, the confessions amusements, and without fruits. Therefore, no longer finding My glory, but rather, offenses, nor any good for them, since they are of no use to Me any more, I remove them. However, this snatching ministers away from my Sanctuary means also that things have reached the ugliest point, and that the variety of scourges will multiply. How hard man is—how hard! —Jesus to Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta; February 12, 1918
Yes indeed very sad I had to comfort my dear wife Sinead as she wept so deeeply on the journey home she had to compose herself before returning home to the children..
