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Jesus and I, together! Never more alone! (+german version)
Post date: 2026-01-05Autor: BCP
Each day has enough trouble of its own, but I need to give it to the Lord. Don’t let it worry me, and if I must carry it, so let me carry it together with Jesus – Jesus and I. Only one thing is needed: together – Jesus and you!!! Jesus and I, together! Never more alone! We need to try it in practice not just every day but a number of times a day. And not just for one or two days but until death.
He is born to us...
Post date: 2025-12-31Autor: BCP
Holiness consists in the fact that we stand in the light every day and repent immediately of our self-will, stubbornness or pride which rebels against God. We need to become aware of our sins which we have committed in our life, to bow our head and to confess: “Lord, I have done this and this, and now I have rebelled against You again…” In this way, we immediately bring the spirit of pride to light, so it flees very quickly and we receive peace and light for the next steps. All rebellion, self-pity… must be nailed to the cross daily, at all times. Without this it is not possible to truly follow Christ and to be delivered from sin. Only then will God’s Word be true in our life: “Christ lives in me.”
To you is born this day the Saviour, who is Christ the Lord!
Post date: 2025-12-25Autor: BCP
At Christmas, we commemorate the coming of Christ into this world. He was born as a defenceless Child for our sake. Let us realize the great joy which the Word of God brings us: “To you is born this day the Saviour, who is Christ the Lord!” (Lk 2:11) This day and to me is born the Saviour! This day and to you is born the Saviour! Christ wants to be born in us too, and through us He wants to bear witness to the world. Why? So that people may receive forgiveness of sins and be saved. It is written in the Gospel: “He will save His people from their sins.” Jesus is the Head of the Mystical Body – the Church. We are His members, and He wants us to bear witness in these times and to be ready even to suffer for this testimony. He saved us through His suffering, through His Blood, through His sacrifice on the cross.
What is pure love
Post date: 2025-12-06Autor: BCP
To deny yourself, to abandon yourself for the sake of Jesus – this is pure love. In Him is eternal life. However, people cling to deceit, philosophies, doctrines and all kinds of –isms which mislead us. We must put our faith in Jesus and His Gospel. This is plain wisdom which leads us to eternal life.
Whoever is ashamed of Jesus and His words...
Post date: 2025-12-01Autor: BCP
We need to ask for courage: “Jesus, give me the strength, so that I am not ashamed of You and Your words in this adulterous and sinful generation!” We need the courage to swim against the current, against the current of sin. Do not pay heed to what people think about you but only to what God thinks about you. Stand bravely for Jesus even if all shout or spit at you. One thing is certain: Jesus is with me and I now stand by His side, face to face with the enemies and say to them: “I serve Jesus Christ and I am not ashamed of Him!”
Give thanks and rely on God
Post date: 2025-10-15Autor: BCP
God causes even negative things to work together for good. But we must learn to give thanks and praise to the Lord in time of suffering: “Yes, Lord, I have suffered a misfortune, but something far worse could have happened. This is the price for evil I had done or the price I had to pay to prevent something worse from happening.” Evil often makes us stop and realize that the devil seeks to attack us and that we need to beware of the danger. Even if the devil puts us to trouble, God can turn it into good if we praise Him. But if we grumble, blaspheme against God, lapse into unbelief or rebellion in trouble, the devil laughs at us and things get worse and worse.
Everything must be built on sound foundation – Jesus Christ (video)
Post date: 2025-10-14Autor: BCP
Everything must be built on sound foundation – Jesus Christ. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
We are obliged to know the basic principles of the life of faith (video)
Post date: 2025-10-11Autor: BCP
We are obliged to know the basic principles of the life of faith. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive…
Post date: 2025-10-10Autor: BCP
If I do not forgive, I cannot be forgiven. But stop! When I think of my offences against others, that I do not pray for them, that I am indifferent to their salvation, that I do not set a good example for them, that I speak empty or angry words, etc., I should ask them for forgiveness in my spirit, or sometimes even in words. I feel guilty towards the other person, and when I realize that he, the other person, has also hurt me, it’s like a triumph for me – I have a chance. Something for something!!! If I am able to forgive, I take the credit for it and, in a sense, I triumph over my neighbour. Then I can say in earnest, “Our Father, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us…” Forgive us both, me and the one who hurt me. And now I forgive, and it is as if I am forgiving those who have hurt him too, and then the Lord hears such a sincere prayer of the Our Father.
The harder the fight, the more humility and self-surrender to Jesus we need
Post date: 2025-10-09Autor: BCP
The Lord shows us that the harder and deeper the fight is, the more humility and self-surrender to Jesus we need. We need to deny ourselves! There is only one rule here: to carry the cross and enter into death with Christ through the Mother of God.
A life of victory (video)
Post date: 2025-10-03Autor: BCP
A life of victory. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
With Mary, in Mary and through Mary
Post date: 2025-09-30Autor: BCP
We need a sound foundation, which is the foundation of humility and faith in relation to God, and this foundation is not stable in the old Eve’s heart. Therefore we should receive a new heart by faith every day, stopping at least once a day for a few seconds. But we should do so more often – e.g. whenever we want to make a decision, we should not do so on our own but we should try to do everything, as Grignion writes: with Mary, in Mary and through Mary.
Be aware that you will meet Jesus face to face (video)
Post date: 2025-09-27Autor: BCP
Be aware that you will meet Jesus face to face. + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Unless we abide in Christ, we cannot bear fruit
Post date: 2025-09-25Autor: BCP
Unless we abide in Christ, we cannot bear fruit. Jesus says: “Without Me you can do nothing.” We can only do one thing – we can sin. This is programmed in us. But we are unable to do good. Perhaps we can do good outwardly, but this is full of pride and it bears the fruit of death. If we are to bear fruit which is of worth for eternity, we must be united to Christ and His cross. How? In suffering, let us start to give thanks instead of complaining: “Lord, I do not understand but I thank You.”
Purity is the fruit of God’s grace bestowed upon the humble
Post date: 2025-09-21Autor: BCP
Purity is the fruit of God’s grace bestowed upon the humble
Be a warrior of God! (video)
Post date: 2025-09-15Autor: BCP
Be a warrior of God! + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
Do you have a place for Him? (video)
Post date: 2025-09-07Autor: BCP
Do you have a place for Him? + Elijah Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate
The necessary law of the grain of wheat
Post date: 2025-09-05Autor: BCP
As was the case with Abraham, every work of God must have at its core obedience of faith unto death. This is the law of the wheat grain. The devil will attack us with depression, pressure, gloom, tension, or an indefinable apathy, but there is no reason to take these feelings seriously and remain in that state. That is the wealth of vanity. We must pray with faith. God alone knows how He will resolve the matter. He wants us to have absolute faith in His omnipotence and to surrender completely! What He will do with it, we will see later or in eternity. The death of a grain of wheat always bears manifold fruit.
How to carry our cross
Post date: 2025-08-25Autor: BCP
The enemy of God attacks in order to destroy the work of God, Christianity, to steal Christ – the life of God – from the souls and to lead them to eternal damnation. His attacks are from both without and within and have a meaning. We need to see them as a cross to be borne. The carrying of this cross is the will of God. However, before we can carry this cross, we need to deny ourselves. Jesus first demands: “Deny yourself!” and only then He adds: “Take up your cross!” To deny oneself means to be poor in spirit, to be humble.
Recourse to the Mother of Jesus
Post date: 2025-08-10Autor: BCP
Even an unbelieving person, when suddenly confronted by a difficult situation, subconsciously cries out like a small child: “Mummy!” We can have recourse to Mary as our Mother. Jesus gave her to us as our Mother. Eve is the mother of the human race. Mary became our spiritual Mother. The task of a mother is not only to give birth to or receive children, but to feed and rear them. Mary accompanied Jesus on His Way of the Cross. None of the people knew Him so intimately, none was in so deep unity with Him as His Mother. And Jesus gave His Mother to us, His children. We have the same Mother: you and I and Jesus.