Careerists in the Church do not care about the living Jesus (video)

Post date:   2015-03-16
Autor:   BCP
Careerists in the Church do not care about the living Jesus. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Reflection on Jn 16:2-3

Post date:   2015-03-14
Autor:   BCP
Persecution for the sake of Christ is a sign of true discipleship. We should rejoice that we can suffer for Christ’s sake, but we avoid it. We need not desire suffering but we need to be prepared and when it comes, we should give thanks for it. Suffering for the sake of Christ purifies us, obtains new grace and light for us, and, moreover, we can perform a mission by suffering. Suffering can be physical or spiritual. We should unite our suffering with the suffering of Christ rather than suffer alone. During Lent, an example for us to follow is Jesus Himself who was innocent and endured suffering for the sake of each of us. He suffered the just punishment for our iniquities.

What should our life position be like? Lord, Your will be done! (video)

Post date:   2015-03-07
Autor:   BCP
What should our life position be like? Lord, Your will be done! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

The old self must be judged

Post date:   2015-03-07
Autor:   BCP
The liar and murderer constantly pulls our leg. We have found ourselves betrayed a thousand times and yet we habitually believe and believe and believe him and ourselves, and we do not believe God. Whenever we are to receive something by faith, we immediately get into a bad mood or feel resentment. The spirit of lies simply leads us by the nose in our spiritual life without end. The old self must be judged and condemned; otherwise it is Jesus who is judged and mercilessly condemned by the old self. We need to judge ourselves: “If we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.” (1Cor 11:31)

We live in the time of the Antichrist (video)

Post date:   2015-03-04
Autor:   BCP
We live in the time of the Antichrist. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Reflection on Jn 15:26

Post date:   2015-02-28
Autor:   BCP
The Holy Spirit will testify, but Jesus also reminds: “And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.” (v. 27) This is said about us too. We also should bear witness about Christ at the present time together with the Holy Spirit who is in us and whom Jesus has sent to us from the Father. He is our Counsellor, Comforter and Advocate. He bears witness about Christ through us too! This is an important task: to bear witness about Christ!

Humility

Post date:   2015-02-27
Autor:   BCP
Any virtue without true humility is lost. Why? Because humility is truth. It considers nothing as its own and sees everything in the light. And next, the opposite of humility is pride. Pride leads to disobedience. Pride turned angels into demons. Pride was the source of Eve’s first sin. You must dissociate yourself from Eve and receive the new woman, Mary. Mary is your Mother. She conquered the serpent, the devil, by her obedience and faith.

Mission concerns every one of us (video)

Post date:   2015-02-26
Autor:   BCP
Mission concerns every one of us. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Remember the Last Things

Post date:   2015-02-26
Autor:   BCP
The saints often encourage us to remember the Last Things especially during Lent: death, judgment, heaven and hell. God knows the day, hour and place of your death. There is nothing more certain than the fact that this earthly pilgrimage will end one day for each of us. And then we shall stand before the judgment seat of God. Jesus says: “There is nothing covered that will not be revealed.” We shall be judged before angels, the whole universe and all mankind. What to do so as not to hear one day the words of Jesus spoken to the foolish virgins: “Amen, I say to you, I do not know you!” What to do to hear the words instead: “Come, you blessed, inherit the kingdom!” What to do? To live by faith, to believe in Jesus and His word, and not to believe the liar and deceiver who leads us away from Jesus and from His programme given to us.

One has to learn sound self-criticism (video)

Post date:   2015-02-24
Autor:   BCP
One has to learn sound self-criticism. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate