Prava faca - Cool Person (Christus Rex Universi)

Christ the King / Kristus Kralj Vesoljstva / Krist Kralj Hrvatski: Jesi li prava faca? Svatko tko ima udobnu fotelju s daljinskim upravljačem, telefonom ili joy-stickom u ruci ispunjava kapitalistički san: svakome svoje prijestolje. Starješine Izraela su opisali svoj odnos s Davidom na zanimljiv način ponudivši mu kraljevsko prijestolje Božjeg naroda: Evo, mi smo od tvoje kosti i od tvoga mesa (2. Samuel 5,1). Adam je opisao svoj odnos s Evom istim riječima (Postanak 2,23). Kralj je znači bio zaručnik narodu što je vidljivo i u psalmima. Koliko je više Isus Kralj svega stvorenja, prema Pavlu, Zaručnik svih krštenih (Kološanima 1,13.16). Vrhunac mise je primanje Tijela Kristova, i tada čujemo tihi odjek odnosno doživimo plod Isusovih riječi na križu: danas ćeš biti sa mnom u raju! (Luka 23:43). Koji nisu bili ispunjeni Duhom Svetim nije jim bio očito da je križ zaista Kristovo prijestolje Kralja svemira, Vladara svih vremena i svega vidljivoga i nevidljivoga. U rukama nije imao kraljevskog žezla (= slično policijskom pendreku), umjesto toga imao je čavle u rukama jer je nosio zlo svoje nevjeste. Slično i danas bez Duha Svetoga ne shvaćamo da je sveta misa koju slavimo Isusu na spomen (Luka 22,19) u biti: Raj na zemlji prema riječima pape svetog Ivana Pavla II. Prava faca poziva Svetoga Duha i traži od njega da izbaci demone dosade, zbunjenosti, površnosti, žurbe, i zamoli ga da donese istu radost Izraelaca prilikom ulazka u Jeruzalemski hram (Psalam 122). Kao što je Isusov kolega s desnog križa rekao: sjeti me se kada dođeš u kraljevstvo svoje (Luka 23:42), mi također, tijekom mise, ispovijedamo nevidljivom Isusu u elementima kruha i vina: tvoje je kraljevstvo i slava i moć u vijekove. dr. Bergsma https://www.thesacredpage.com/2019/11... dr. Hahn https://stpaulcenter.com/audio/sunday... bishop Barron https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/... dr. Pitre Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity, Year C) 2 Samuel 5:1-3: The Anointing of David as King of Israel 1. The Twelve tribes: gather to anoint David as “shepherd” and “prince” and “king” 2. Omitted: “David was thirty years old when he when began to reign...” (2 Sam 5:4). Psalm 122: Let Us Go Rejoicing to the House of the Lord 1. Psalm of pilgrimage to Jerusalem: all twelve “tribes” (vv. 1-4) 2. Goal of Pilgrimage: to “give thanks” to the LORD (v. 4) Colossians 1:12-20: He has Transferred Us into the Kingdom of His Son 1. “All things” were created “through him and for him” 2. “In him all the fullness of God” was pleased to dwell Luke 23:35-43 —Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom 1. Onlookers scoff at Jesus: he looks like a criminal, not a king a. If you are “the Christ” or “the Anointed One” (Greek ho christos) b. If you are “the King of the Jews” 2. The “good thief”: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom” 3. “You will be with me in Paradise” (Greek paradeisos); cf. “garden” (Gen 2:8 LXX) Pope Pius XI: The Feast of Christ the King The rebellion of individuals and states against the authority of Christ has produced deplorable consequences... the seeds of discord sown far and wide; those bitter enmities and rivalries between nations, which still hinder so much the cause of peace; that insatiable greed which is so often hidden under a pretense of public spirit and patriotism, and gives rise to so many private quarrels; a blind and immoderate selfishness, making men seek nothing but their own comfort and advantage, and measure everything by these; no peace in the home, because men have forgotten or neglect their duty; the unity and stability of the family undermined; society in a word, shaken to its foundations and on the way to ruin. We firmly hope, however, that the feast of the Kingship of Christ, which in future will be yearly observed, may hasten the return of society to our loving Savior. (Pius XI, Encyclical Quas Primas, On the Feast of Christ the King [December 11, 1925], no. 1)