CHRIST THE KING: The Holy Sacrifice Of The Mass: Fr. Marlin Connole * King Of The Universe

Greetings From The Desert... On the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Fr. Connole proclaims a King of the universe that lived a life on earth that exemplified service to others, rather than being served as earthly kings demand. Fr. Connole explains that our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, taught us, that it is in service there is grace and growth. Furthermore, Fr. Connole exhorts the faithful to be mindful that in addition to providing service to others, our Blessed Lord came to testify to the truth, and that all who are on the side of the truth, listen to His voice. In summary, Fr. Connole invites the faithful to render faithful service to the King of the Universe by rendering service to others on earth, testifying to the truth, and speaking words of compassion, forgiveness, and love. The following excerpt is from the Divine Office, also known as the Liturgy of the Hours, from the Office of Readings, the Second Reading, is a notebook On Prayer by Origen, Priest, about: "Your kingdom come." The following is a brief excerpt, the entire reading is presented below after the Mass Video link: "The kingdom of God, in the words of our Lord and Savior, does not come for all to see; nor shall they say: Behold, here it is, or behold, there it is; but the kingdom of God is within us, for the word of God is very near, in our mouth and in our heart. Thus it is clear that he who prays for the coming of God’s kingdom prays rightly to have it within himself, that there it might grow and bear fruit and become perfect. For God reigns in each of his holy ones. Anyone who is holy obeys the spiritual laws of God, who dwells in him as in a well-ordered city. The Father is present in the perfect soul, and with him Christ reigns, according to the words: We shall come to him and make our home with him." THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME - SPIRITUAL COMMUNION As we watch the Mass Video today, during the Consecration, when the bread and wine are elevated, and are transformed into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, of our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, through the process of Transubstantiation, let us make a devout and holy Spiritual Communion to show how much we love our Blessed Lord, and how much we miss, appreciate, and love attending, in person, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. In a spirit of unity, harmony, and love, let us offer our Spiritual Communion for the special intention for the return and restoration of the public Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, on a global scale. Please watch the video and then share with others, for the love of God, the glory of God, and the greater good of all. "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." St. James 2:17 SECOND READING Thus the kingdom of God within us, as we continue to make progress, will reach its highest point when the Apostle’s words are fulfilled, and Christ, having subjected all his enemies to himself, will hand over his kingdom to God the Father, that God may be all in all. Therefore, let us pray unceasingly with that disposition of soul which the Word may make divine, saying to our Father who is in heaven: Hallowed be your name; your kingdom come. Note this too about the kingdom of God. It is not a sharing of justice with iniquity, nor a society of light with darkness, nor a meeting of Christ with Belial. The kingdom of God cannot exist alongside the reign of sin. Therefore, if we wish God to reign in us, in no way should sin reign in our mortal body; rather we should mortify our members which are upon the earth and bear fruit in the Spirit. There should be in us a kind of spiritual paradise where God may walk and be our sole ruler with his Christ. In us the Lord will sit at the right hand of that spiritual power which we wish to receive. And he will sit there until all his enemies who are within us become his footstool, and every principality, power and virtue in us is cast out. All this can happen in each one of us, and the last enemy, death, can be destroyed; then Christ will say in us: O death, where is your sting? O hell, where is your victory? And so what is corruptible in us must be clothed with holiness and incorruptibility; death will be cast out, and our mortality will be clad with the Father’s immortality, so that, as God reigns in us, we may truly enjoy the blessings of rebirth and resurrection.