Monday, September 29, 2008

HOLINESS

JMJ+OBT
Pax et Bonum!


HOLINESS is to love God just for Himself and to do His Holy Will. In fact, the strength to do the Holy Will of God comes from the love of the Most Holy Trinity Himself. God gifts us with Himself in the Most Holy Eucharist, where Jesus Christ is really, truly and substantially present, so that we can serve the Holy Will of God . God gives us His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Most Holy Eucharist and in this Communion we find the strength to do the Holy Will of God. We see Jesus humble Himself, taking the form of a slave even though He is God Himself, and obediently goes to the Cross to save mankind for those that accept this gift of God's Love. Responding to this gift of God's Love we love God and serve His Holy Will.

God, the Holy Spirit also gives us Himself so that we may do the Holy Will of God. The Holy Spirit is Person-Gift, Person-Love. The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. The Divine Person of the Holy Spirit enlightens us and strengthens us with His seven-fold gifts of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord to do the Holy Will of God. We carry out God's will in the charity (or love), joy, peace, patience, benignity (or kindness), goodness, longanimity (or long suffering), mildness, faith, modesty, continency, and chastity that are the fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Our Blessed Mother, Mary, perfectly related and relates the God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Our Lady teaches us how to love God just for Himself and to do His Holy Will. Ask Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity to help you receive God's Love in the gifts of the Most Holy Eucharist and the Divine Person of the Holy Spirit. In this Love, you will serve God's Holy Will and be happy, holy and, God willing, reach Heaven.

-- Through the intercession of Our Lady, St. Joseph, St. Michael, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. John, St. James, St. Therese, St. Rita, St. Philomena, St. Jude, St. Nicholas, St. Alphonsus, St. Peter Chrysologus, St. Zachary, St. Elizabeth, St. John the Baptist, St. Perpetua, St. Felicity, St. Francis, St. Veronica Guiliani, St. Joan of Arc, St. Louis, St. Joseph Calasanz and all the Holy Angels and Saints may you be abundantly blessed in the Covenant of Communion of the Most Holy Trinity, with my Priestly blessing,

Father Zachary of the Mother of God, SOLT