Be a man - Be a Saint.
"He said in reply, "It is written: 'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.'" Matthew 4:4
The blessings of a day with God and His chosen warriors can not be described in words, they must be experienced. My words will not convey the message that was given by our Holy Bishop Cahill and the other men that spoke yesterday. But maybe God will speak and create the desire to join in the battle as a warrior for Christ, quietly living out your faith in the battlefield.
Mass with Bishop and St Gregory the Great explaining the warhorse. Are you on the warhorse, listening to its response in your life?
"Job is whining. God shows up: doesn't say "I'm OK, you're OK." Gets in his face, says "I created the world. Do you have any idea what you're doing." And goes several more verses: I made Leviathan for fun. Take the war-horse." And Job says Gotcha: you made the horse. But we made the war-horse, culturally.
"And God replies: here's what's important about the warhorse–it's things you humans can't do, Job! When the trumpet sounds it smells the battle from a distance . . . What makes it valuable is not that it carries you into battle. Cowboys & Indians: the Indians were good at sticking ear to ground. But they also watched their horses: the bad guys coming, your horse heard them. Or if your horse snorted, he was smelling the bad guys or their horses from way off. And you can't train a horse to do that, because you can't do that! So the image that God is throwing up in Job's face is the natural created capacities that God has given the warhorse that you can't possibly do. That's what a warrior of God has to learn to do, says Gregory: smell the battle, etc. He will elaborate the seven deadly sins: this is the ur-passage on the seven deadlies: the daughter vices come from this, the particular list, etc."
This is only a small taste of what Bishop talked about. Father Larry conveyed a strong message that resonated within the hearts of men. God is asking men to "Go"and be a man of God He does not force, He just asks. Those that responded yesterday know of God's desire for them. Come join us next year 02/17/2024, Bishop will give another amazing preaching that will produce the fruit of Heaven within our souls.
Dear Father God, I sit and thank You this morning for what You are doing within the hearts of men that responded to Your call. I thank You for the gift of Your faithful servants that are filled with zeal to empower others to become servants of Christ. Bless this day Father, bless our time with family and friends and may we always remember to keep You first in our lives. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Protector of Holy Family, Pray for us.
St Ignatius, Pray for us.
St Gregory the Great, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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