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Reflection on Rom 8:12-13
Post date: 2026-06-07Autor: BCP
When you recite Rom 8:12-13 daily for two weeks during the seven prayer stops, renew time and again your resolution to fight against the deeds of the body. Every day you write one page in the book of your life and this book will be opened in the hour of death before the judgment seat of God. Your fight has an impact on others too. You obtain for them the light and strength to turn from the broad way which leads to damnation. Whenever we fall, we must repent immediately, break with evil and take again the safe way of following Jesus to eternal life.
Reflection on Jn 16:13
Post date: 2026-05-24Autor: BCP
The Spirit of God brings light. This enables you to realize a truth that you previously did not see at all, or saw only in a distorted way. For example, He reveals that what seemed like a coincidence in your life was not a coincidence at all; now, after several years, you recognize this. What you saw as a loss was actually a gain. The harm that troubled you turned out to be ultimately beneficial. What you saw as misfortune was merely a barrier that prevented an even greater misfortune. At the time, you couldn’t understand this.
Reflection on Rom 6:4
Post date: 2026-05-09Autor: BCP
To walk in newness of life means to live by faith which unites us to Christ. This is, in other words, the obedience of faith, which is mentioned e.g. in verse 16. The obedience of faith means the putting of God’s word into practice. This is what Jesus was speaking about when He encouraged the people to do God’s word, to embody it. Those who do so are wise. They do not build their life on the sand but on the rock (Mt 7:24).
Reflection on Romans 4:25
Post date: 2026-04-25Autor: BCP
An example is Abraham’s faith. He believed that God is almighty. When you pray, become aware for at least one minute of God’s presence – that God sees you. Give Him your sins. Realize that He created the entire universe and this earth, and confess that Jesus died also for your sins and that He now justifies you. Confess your faith that Jesus truly rose from the dead, for He is God.
Reflection on Lk 24:39
Post date: 2026-04-11Autor: BCP
Jesus spoke these words when He appeared to the apostles on Sunday evening. They were shocked by the Saviour’s appearance and thought they were seeing a spirit, rather than the real Christ with His glorified body. Jesus urged them to look closely at His hands and feet and to touch Him to convince themselves that it was truly Him. He even asked them to give Him something to eat as further proof that He was in His resurrected body. They gave Him a piece of broiled fish and a honeycomb, which He ate in front of them. The bones of the fish remained as a testament to His real presence.
Reflection on Lk 24:46-47
Post date: 2026-03-29Autor: BCP
Who said these words and where? Jesus spoke them on Sunday evening when He appeared to the apostles gathered on Mount Zion. It was here that Jesus had celebrated the Last Supper three days earlier, on Thursday evening. The risen Jesus reminds the astonished apostles that He had foretold several times that He would suffer, but also rise from the dead on the third day. Only when this prophecy was fulfilled were the apostles’ eyes opened. Jesus goes on to say that repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations.
Reflection on John 15:8
Post date: 2026-03-14Autor: BCP
By what will the Father be glorified? By our bearing much fruit. But we will not bear much fruit by engaging in many activities independently of God’s will. If we are independent of Jesus in our problems — that is, if we do not remain in Him and He in us, but remain only in our own will, our own ideas, and our own emotions — then we can only produce abundant confusion, which is of no benefit to the Kingdom of God. We can bear fruit only if we abide in Christ and are Christ’s disciples. But Jesus sets a condition for each of His disciples: “Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” This does not mean that we must rid ourselves of the material means of life and the like. However, it is necessary that in every situation we renounce our own will, which refuses to submit to God’s will, and this is connected with a certain test of faith. The fruit that we then bear — spiritual fruit — remains for all eternity.
Meditations on the Passion and the Way of the Cross
Post date: 2026-03-10Autor: BCP
Contemplating the Lord’s passion is an ancient tradition. It helps you realize more deeply what Jesus suffered for your sake. From this knowledge comes true respect, love and gratitude. It is recommended to contemplate the Lord’s passion especially on Thursday evening and Friday, the day of Christ’s redemptive suffering and death.
Reflection on Jn 15:5a
Post date: 2026-02-28Autor: BCP
In the parable of the vine, Jesus explains that those who believe in Him should remember to be united to Him. This is expressed in the words, ‘… abides in Me, and I in him’. The word ‘abide’ also indicates that being united to Jesus and His will is not enough in only a specific case. We must continue abiding in this spiritual union.
Reflection on Phi 2:5.8
Post date: 2026-02-15Autor: BCP
What mind was in Christ Jesus? And therefore, what mind should be in us? Not the proud mind of the spirit of the world. Rather, Jesus humbled Himself and was obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. In what did His great humiliation consist? In this: Being in very nature God, co-equal with the Father, He made Himself nothing, humbled Himself and took on human nature. Jesus was obedient to the Heavenly Father also in that He accepted the means of our salvation – death on the cross.
Reflection on Mt 6:15
Post date: 2026-02-01Autor: BCP
For two weeks, the word of life will remind us of the necessity of forgiveness. If we forgive others, the Lord enlightens our minds and we understand that we also have hurt others and need forgiveness. Therefore, it is good to know and adopt a life principle expressed in the short prayer: “My God, I forgive this person, and I pray that You also forgive me, for I have hurt and offended many, and I was blind to my own guilt and unwilling to admit it.” Every act of forgiveness marks a spiritual breakthrough. It is no good philosophizing or theologizing about it. You need to make this step.
Reflection on Jn 13:14-15
Post date: 2026-01-19Autor: BCP
At the Last Supper, Jesus gave the apostles an example of deep humility. He did not act as one who is to be served, but as one who himself serves. He washed the apostles’ feet. This was a task performed by slaves. We know how much this shocked the apostles. The apostle Peter, in particular, resisted strongly. In the end, however, he obeyed. Jesus says: “Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart.” It is also possible, from time to time in small communities – perhaps once a year, to make such a gesture, where brothers wash one another’s feet. Some non-Catholics even practise this more often. Washing another brother’s feet, and also allowing one’s own feet to be washed, is a gesture of humility, especially when a person does it sincerely, with awareness of their own guilt, which they may not have recognized for a long time.
Reflection on Gal 5:13
Post date: 2026-01-05Autor: BCP
What is true freedom in Christ? It does not mean casting aside God’s laws and commandments, allowing the proud ego to indulge its unrestrained bodily desires and commit evil without remorse. Human freedom does not consist in the inviolability of the ego, which, in its pride, wants to have the final say, even over God’s word. This would be false freedom, leading to destruction. Freedom in Christ means that a person accepts the path of truth – that is, repentance – and denies himself, his own pride. He is aware of the law of the grain of wheat, which must die in order for new life to come. He thus fully recognizes the reality that the pride of our ego – untouchable and easily offended – must be called by its true name. He is conscious of this spiritual poison within the human heart, within himself, from which all wars and crimes arise and which is also the cause of eternal condemnation. On the throne of our soul sits the proud ego. It must be cast down!
Reflection on Eph 5:15-16
Post date: 2025-12-21Autor: BCP
This word of life is highly topical at the present time. Our times are truly apocalyptic. The world is held under Satan’s totalitarian dictatorship. This spirit of lies and death, operating under the name New World Order, in reality conceals depopulation or genocide agenda. The agenda is implemented through earthly demons incarnate, the architects of death, criminals against humanity, members of Masonic lodges, who are owners of the largest banks and control the entire world, holding it in their grip. What should we do, being seemingly powerless? God’s Word gives the answer: We should be careful, very careful, how we live. Otherwise, we will waste this time which God has given us. We will waste it to our own detriment and to the detriment of those for whom we could have been instruments of the grace of salvation. Let us be fully aware of this! Let us not waste time by sitting aimlessly on the internet, or worse, glued to our smartphones. That is squandering time – throwing it away. Let us not waste this time on empty talk, but use it above all to speak with God in prayer: about ourselves and about the souls God has entrusted to us. We need God’s light, God’s wisdom, and God’s help.
Reflection on Rom 12:2
Post date: 2025-12-07Autor: BCP
Our Lady of Fatima said: “If Russia is converted, there will be no global catastrophe.” How is this conversion to happen? Russia must also begin to keep holy the Day of Christ’s Resurrection. In Russia, the largest Church is the Orthodox Church. Therefore, it is the Orthodox bishops, priests, and monks who must first undergo conversion. Then the faithful will follow. This is a task that lies before the Russian nation, alongside other significant political measures needed to curb the influence of the ravening apocalyptic beast that has already programmed in every detail the self-destruction of Russia, America and seven billion people in pursuit of the so-called ‘golden billion’. Therefore, we should remember in a brief prayer both the conversion of Russia and our own personal conversion. This means having the courage for radical humility, not taking offence when someone points out our faults or highlights our negative character traits. We must learn to grow in humility, and start with ourselves. Only through humility can we overcome the devil; otherwise, we cannot prevail. The gift of humility must be sought in prayer and practised with patience – that is, through self-discipline and self-denial. This is the way Jesus taught us: “Learn from Me, for I am humble in heart…”
Reflection on Mt 6:33
Post date: 2025-11-27Autor: BCP
Jesus tells us that we must seek. Seeking is a painful process. When someone loses something precious, it brings a certain pain, and they search especially in the places where they think they might find it. Jesus says that above all we are to seek the kingdom of God. It is within us like a hidden treasure. What is the kingdom of God? It is God’s reign and God’s presence in the souls of the baptized. This treasure lies somewhere deep within us, yet we must search for it. Sometimes it can be found quickly. What does His righteousness mean? It was fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ through His redemptive sacrifice for us. He offered a just satisfaction for the sins of humanity – and for all my sins. I find that righteousness beneath Christ’s cross; there, through the act of repentance, my sins are forgiven, and the devil has no right to demand justice – that is, the punishment that sin brings. Jesus completed this righteousness on the cross.
Reflection on Jn 15:7
Post date: 2025-10-26Autor: BCP
Jesus, at the Last Supper, speaks about our spiritual unity with Him. Through baptism we share in His redemptive death and in His new life, which is inseparably linked with His glorious resurrection. Yet baptism alone is not enough. For God’s life to remain within us – and even more, to grow in us – faith is needed, faith in the word of Jesus. This faith is accompanied by acts of humility and by trials of fidelity. In this context, we need to recall the essence of the parable of the vine and the branches. From the vine flows the life-giving sap into the branches – that is, the same Spirit who dwells in Jesus Christ also works in us, the baptized, as long as we remain united with Jesus through faith. Jesus repeatedly emphasizes that without Him we can do nothing, and He gives His branches this promise: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” The condition for anything to work for our true good – not only temporal but also eternal – is that we remain united with Jesus through faith.
Reflection on 2Pe 1:4
Post date: 2025-10-13Autor: BCP
Our life is short; in essence, it is only a time of testing, during which our eternity is decided. That eternity will be either happy or unhappy forever. An unhappy future – eternal ruin – awaits those who, in proud unbelief, reject the salvation in Jesus Christ. In Him, God has given us the greatest gift: that through Him we may receive a new nature! We must therefore put aside that nature which is infected by original sin and in which our human spirit is, as it were, clothed. Through this, our inner being has been darkened – our intellect struggles to recognize truth, our will tends toward evil, and our heart is filled with a perverted desire that unites with the spirit of the world, driving humanity toward temporal and eternal destruction. How can we escape this destruction? We must, through faith, accept the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Then the following applies to us: “To those who did accept Him He gave power to become children of God. They were born not of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (cf. Jn 1:12)
Reflection on Mk 11:22-23
Post date: 2025-09-28Autor: BCP
What is human faith and what is God’s faith? Human faith is necessary in everyday life. We have to believe people’s testimonies about Antarctica, for example, even though we have never been there ourselves. We believe that there is snow there, even though we have never seen it. This is natural faith, which can be proven materially. What is faith in God or God’s faith? It is faith that is bound to the promises God has given us. It is faith in God’s omnipotence. By His almighty power, God created everything that exists; He created this world and cares for it. He created it for a purpose. We believe in God the Creator. We also believe in God the Saviour; we believe that the Son of God became man and died for our sins, and we also believe God’s word. Furthermore, in order to have God’s faith that works miracles, we need to receive grace so that God will show us that He wants to be glorified in this situation and that He requires us to stand in faith and not doubt. Everyone will face a test of faith, so we must overcome the doubt in our hearts. God’s faith is a gift that we must ask for.
Reflection on Jn 6:29
Post date: 2025-09-16Autor: BCP
A group of people once asked Jesus how they could do the work of God. Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.” (Jn 6:29) God desires belief and faith from us, for “without faith it is impossible to please God” (Heb 11:6). The word of life we now repeat during our prayer stops also tells us that if we believe in the One whom the Father has sent, that is, Jesus, in a specific situation or problem, God responds to our faith by acting. The following verses give a deeper insight into this truth related to faith.