Mar 18 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Are You a Christian?
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Homily #120318 (
45min) Play - On this Laetare Sunday, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on today's Gospel, starting with a question from the St. Pius X Catechism, which asks:- Q: Are you a Christian?
A: Yes, I am a Christian, by the grace of God. - Q: Why do you say: By the grace of God?
A: I say: By the grace of God, because to be a Christian is a perfectly gratuitous gift of God, which we ourselves could not have merited. - Q: Who is a true Christian?
A: A true Christian is he who is baptized, who believes and professes the Christian Doctrine, and obeys the lawful pastors of the Church.
He explains that we must believe all that Christ taught, especially that He became flesh and died on the Cross for us so that we can have eternal life with Him for all eternity. For this we must be forever grateful and walk in His footsteps. Let us keep this in mind as we joyfully look forward to Easter.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 4th Week of Lent - Sunday - Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 2ch 36:14-17, 19-23
Resp: psa 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
2nd: eph 2:4-10
Gsp: joh 3:14-21
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+Blessed be the Cross! Thanks be to God for an intense homily defending the Truth. Redeeming the culture and how to go about it concerns me. Various points of clarification needed even to bring unity among God-fearing Christians. Pleasure-seeking always a distraction from serving others. Peace and all good.