Reflection on Mt 7:21

Post date:   2023-05-13
Autor:   BCP
After these words, Jesus continues in the Gospel: “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practise lawlessness!’”  Jesus speaks here about a false disciple, saying that such disciples will not be saved because although they use religious phrases and hide behind the name of Jesus they do the exact opposite. Moreover, even if they prophesied, cast out demons or did many wonders, it would not help them to be saved.

“He justifies those who have faith in Jesus.” Rom 3:26

Post date:   2023-05-12
Autor:   BCP
The Word of God emphasizes: those who have faith in Jesus. This is the condition. Surely, Jesus died for all people and we are obliged to preach to them the Gospel, salvation. Without Him no one can be saved. But today we hear another gospel: to let pagans dwell in darkness and perish in darkness. Certainly, some of them will be saved, but perhaps only those who are not under the sway of pagan religious systems. Or those who have at least not opened up to them. Abraham was a pagan, too, but he had a conscience. Pagans also have a conscience and Christ died for them too. But how can they achieve salvation if no one can be saved without Christ? If they live a righteous life, God will give them a chance to believe in Christ at least in the hour of death. They will either receive Him or reject Him. We will likewise either receive Jesus at the hour of death for the last time or reject Him. That is why the Apostle says that we must be rooted in Him, grounded in Him, so that at the hour of death we may cast away all doubts, all intrusive thoughts, all vanity. It is a hard struggle. You will understand that once you resolve to devote one hour to interior prayer, to spend one hour with Christ.

The whole Trinity takes part in Christ’s resurrection and our salvation

Post date:   2023-05-03
Autor:   BCP
“A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.” (Jn 14:19) Jesus speaks here about His death, saying that He will be buried in a tomb but then rise again and His dead body will be seen in the tomb no more. He will be raised from the dead with a glorified body. The world, however, will not see Him risen. In the Gospel of John we read: “The world will see Me no more, but you will see Me.” When does Jesus say these words? On Thursday evening at the Last Supper, probably between eight and ten o’clock. On the next day, Friday, He dies. And then, on Saturday night, Christ comes out of the tomb. He rises from the dead by His own divine power. The whole Trinity takes part in Christ’s resurrection. Indeed, God raised Him from the dead.

From true union flows the life of the risen Christ

Post date:   2023-05-01
Autor:   BCP
The old self is governed by precise principles that are very subtle. They are best recognized and unmasked in ourselves, but even more intensely when two or three truly strive to put the old self to death on the cross, so that we can say: “We died with Him, and we were buried with Him.” And then it is also true that “we were raised with Him”. It is not about physical death, physical burial or physical resurrection. It is a matter of faith and the life of faith, especially the basic steps that we are to take daily again and again: 1) deny yourself, 2) take up your daily cross. Sometimes this cross is the same for a certain period of time. Sometimes it takes a variety of forms during the day. It is mainly about giving up our views, opinions or habits, even in small matters, and it hurts!

Word of Life – Mt 7:19 (30/4/2023 – 14/5/2023)

Post date:   2023-04-30
Autor:   BCP
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Reflection on Mt 7:19

Post date:   2023-04-30
Autor:   BCP
Jesus does not speak here about a physical tree, but rather about man and his evil works. He says it at the end of the statement about false prophets, who come in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Jesus continues: “You will know them by their fruits.” And then He adds: “Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?” And then: “Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.” With a nature corrupted by original sin, we can’t really bear fruit that lasts for eternity. The root of original sin is the seed of the devil. This is the pride of self-deification and rebellion against God, either overbearing pride and arrogance or subtle spiritual pride of pharisees, which is even worse. All this grows from a poisoned root, and that is why Jesus says: Deny yourself, i.e. the source of evil within you.

Assembly of the synodal LGBTQ journey in the Vatican – God’s anathema (video)

Post date:   2023-04-29
Autor:   BCP
The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, as the voice of one crying in the wilderness, by the authority of God, once again emphasizes concerning the global assembly in the Vatican: All participants in this organized rebellion against God are under God’s anathema and at the same time under a latae sententiae excommunication. We encourage priests and believers to warn the bishops who promote the synodal LGBTQ suicidal journey. You can do so either in person, by phone, by e-mail or in writing.

A call of bishops for the resignation of the invalid Pope Francis (video)

Post date:   2023-04-29
Autor:   BCP
We bishops, as successors of the apostles, are witnessing the destruction of the Church from within by the abused highest ecclesiastical authority. We are obliged before God and the faithful to call the truth the truth and a heretic a heretic. This is the attitude of every true Catholic bishop in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the whole Tradition of the Church. The faithful must know that they must not obey or submit to the invalid Pope Francis Bergoglio, who is a public heretic. Otherwise they share in his heresies and in the curse he brings upon the Church, nations and individuals.

BCP: A historic step to save the Church (video)

Post date:   2023-04-25
Autor:   BCP
What is the solution? Only repentance. Where to start? First, call a lie a lie, heresy heresy, immorality immorality, and a heretic a heretic. Bergoglio promotes chaos by word and deed. In chaos, it is impossible to distinguish good from evil. That is why no one knows what to do to save themselves. By contrast, God is the God of order; He created the cosmos – harmony. The devil and his minions wreak havoc.

Our great task – to contribute a drop of our faith

Post date:   2023-04-22
Autor:   BCP
The nation can be raised to life by God alone. But He wants each of us to contribute a drop of our faith! This is our great task, which we are to accept in faith. God puts His trust in every one of us. And He wants us to trust in Him.