Trust Jesus!

When I speak with God, I share with Him, my inner thoughts-feelings. I don’t need a specific place; It can be when I am walking, or in the bus. He is every part of me. I need His presence in each and every moment of my life. I crave for Him.

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

• Prayer is an open conversation.
• I tell God of my weakness and how I need His help.
• Be persistent in prayer.
• Come and sit in the presence of the Lord. (Eucharistic Adoration-online)

No matter what the medical report says, I believe when you come in the presence of Jesus in the Celebration of the Mass or in the (Eucharistic Adoration or Eucharistic Adoration-online) Miracles are bound to happen.

When people came to Jesus, for a healing, Jesus cured them. But look at the words Jesus speaks–your faith has made you well.

Over and over, Jesus repeatedly says your faith has made you well.

What is it that Jesus is trying to tell us? Why it is that Jesus keeps repeating the words. What is it that we fail to understand?

Trust Jesus! It is your faith in Jesus that changes a situation and brings in ‘A miracle’. Jesus words-Your faith has made you well.

Jesus meek and humble of heart make my heart like unto thine.

Pressed in by a throng of onlookers a woman was waiting for her chance to be healed. She had heard reports about Jesus. For twelve years she had been hemorrhaging (a condition treated as unclean). Forced to live on the outskirts of society, she had spent all the money she had on physicians, only to have her health continue to decline.

She waited for Jesus. She forced her way through the crowd and went up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment. Instantly she felt the cure-her flow of blood had ceased.

And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my garments?" Mark 5:30

She came in fear and fell down before Jesus and told Him the whole truth.

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." Mark 5:34

In an instance of faith, a simple act of reaching to touch the fringe of Jesus’ garment changed her life forever.

Please also read with reference to the above: Way to Believe...

When we trust God to do great things in our lives, the enemy will always try to stop us with thoughts like; it’s never going to happen…

In Isaiah 43:19, God says, Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

No matter what your situation looks like or how long it’s been, God says, HE can cause a river to flow in the desert.

It’s Time to raise your expectations! Choose to believe that God can make a way.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things in him who strengthens me.

If God has put a dream in your heart, BELIEVE!

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think.

God will lead us with grace and strength.

• Choose to BELIEVE!
• Never Give Up. Dream a New Dream! (Simply meaning, look at it, from another perspective-angle)
• God has a Purpose and a Plan for each one of us, only when we say, ‘Thy will be done’.
• God will Make a Way!
• When we put our HOPE in God, we put ourselves in the perfect position for a miracle!

Hebrews 6:18 it is impossible that God should prove false,

God is capable of reversing our irreversible problems. 

No matter at what height the mountain stands, it will crumble to the sound of Faith!

Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, “If you can! All things are possible to him who believes.”

The man states that he brought his son to the disciples, and they were not able to help.

The father of the boy says: “but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us." Mark 9:22

And there was doubt in the man‘s mind about the power of Jesus.

And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes." Mark 9:23

Jesus rebukes the man for his lack of faith; in other words, for having doubted at all whether He could heal the man’s son.

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" Mark 9:24

Help my unbelief; this must be my-our prayer, in all circumstances of life.

In our doubts we need Gods gracious help.

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus falls on the ground and prays, ‘if it were possible, the hour might pass from him’. Mark 14:35

Mark 14:36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what thou wilt.”

all things are possible to thee; Words Jesus spoke to His Father, in prayer. Jesus believed it was possible for Abba, Father to keep Him from this suffering. (Jesus could have persisted, BUT…) And in a complete surrender, Jesus adds, ‘yet not what I will, but what thou wilt.’

Jesus walked to His suffering on The Cross. John 3:16 says it perfectly: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Trust in Jesus!

When we receive Holy Communion (The Body of Christ) we eat Jesus Body and Blood. Jesus is God (The Son of God), The Second person in the Holy Trinity. In the Eucharist we become united to Christ. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. John 6:56

Jesus feeds us with Himself to make us as He is.

No illness! No sickness! No disease! No virus can harm our body. But we must come in faith! Remember Jesus words your faith has made you well.

Like the woman who for twelve years had been suffering from hemorrhage. She forced her way through the crowd and went up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His garment. Instantly she felt the cure-her flow of blood had ceased.

This is how we must come with faith! She touched the fringe (and she knew she touched Jesus)- We eat the Body and Blood of Christ! (we remain in Christ-John 6:56)

And in Jesus own words:

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father. John 14:12

This is my favourite link to the Eucharistic Adoration. Come!

OLMCPG | ADORATION | FR.REUBEN | 16TH FEBRUARY 2021 - YouTube

Happy Easter 2021!

 

My Prayer

Anima Christi, is one of my favourite prayers. I love to end this prayer with the words, I may praise Thee to all eternity. (Here the words are:-forever and ever-I let it be, I could not find this prayer in its many versions with the words I always end my prayer with.) 

Remember

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:1   

These days-the days of online mass, I have been able to complete my prayers within the celebration of the mass itself. With remembering all the names, it does take a bit of time and when you pray, hurry is never good. Because, God is never in a hurry.

The Celebration of the Mass. WHEN THE PRIEST Says:

Priest- Let us Pray.

(Being an online mass, I click the pause button and I am able to pray with all the names-)

I pray for all the order and ranks of our Priests and Nuns.

I pray for Pope Francis and Pope Benedict.

I pray for Cardinal Oswald Gracious.

I pray for Bishop John, Bishop Dominic Savio, Bishop Barthol and Bishop Allwyn.

I pray for all the Priests i know including my Mt. Carmel Priests, Fr. Reuben, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Christopher and Fr. Joe.

I pray for all our sick and aged Priests and Nuns.

And I pray for all our Priests and Nuns. I pray for all of their protection from all evil, protection from all people with evil intentions. 

I pray for their protection from diseases, viruses and corona and its variants. 

I pray for their protection from all calamities, disasters, drastic things, accidents, tragedies and violence.

I pray for Gods grace and will in their lives.

I pray suffer me Lord, for the love of You, suffer me for the love of all Your Priests and Nuns.

When I forget a certain part of prayer, Jesus tells me; your prayers are always before me. When I am sick, the Spirit of God reminds me what to pray, I do not get worried. I know my prayers are always with God.

WHEN His Lordship Bishop Dominic Savio Says:

We shall place all the intentions of the people and we shall place your intentions here on the Paten along with this bread and wine and ask the Lord to transform us into Himself just as He will transform this Bread and wine into His own Body and Blood. (At this point, The Spirit of God reminds me-The mass is the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. I am told this very moment, that I would need to write what I pray and when I pray during the celebration of the mass). In obedience to The Spirit of God, I write, I add my every prayer during the celebration of the mass!

Priest- Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life.

(I click the pause button)(I offer up my fears, the very many insults, the accusations, the betrayals, the injustices done to me, my failures, my memories. Then I tell Jesus, Your promises, they are my hope-my dreams, my joy-my expectancy and with Your promises of restoration, I offer it all to You, my life in totality-everything is Yours. It always was, is and it always will be, to eternity I am Yours.)

People: Blessed be God forever!

Before the wine is offered to the Father, the Priest adds a drop of water into the chalice.

The wine represents the divine nature; water represents our human nature, so that the mixing of the water and wine signifies the Incarnation of Christ. We pray that we also become one with Christ.

Priest- Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands it will become our spiritual drink.

(I bring in the Universal Church, I bring in all of Gods children, all of us, all from around the world.)

I offer our fears, our worries, our troubled times, our insecurities, our cries of agony, the betrayals, the humiliations, our failures, our torments, the injustices that we experience, our feelings of abandonment, our anxieties, our depressions, our anguish, our brokenness, our memories, our joys, our hopes and our dreams. I bring us all before the Almighty God-remembering everybody in this offering, so it goes to God in unison!)

I offer up the people who died (whatever the causes) during this time of Covid-19, those who are dying and the sufferings of all their families. I offer all of their torments, their despairing thoughts, their agonies and their feeling of abandonment.

People: Blessed be God forever!

Priest- Pray my sisters and brothers that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the almighty father.

People: May the Lord accept this sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of His name

for our good and the good of all His Holy Church.

(Many of us hurry with our responses, maybe we hurry because we think we will forget. The Priest, He is always here to guide us, incase we do go wrong. Please make your response with the deepest understanding.)

Priest- TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

I pray for all our Priests and Nuns, of all orders and of all ranks. I pray for both our Popes (Pope Francis & Pope Benedict). 

I pray for Cardinal Oswald Gracias. 

I pray for Bishop John, Bishop Dominic Savio, Bishop Barthol and Bishop Allwyn. 

I pray for all the Priests i know including my Mt. Carmel Priests, Fr. Reuben, Fr, Daniel, Fr. Christopher and Fr. Joe. 

I pray for all our sick and aged Priests and Nuns. 

I pray for all our Priests and Nuns.

I pray for all of their protection from all evil. And for Gods Grace and Will in their lives. 

At the online mass, I click the pause button. After having prayed the above, I place my hand on Jesus (The Body of Christ) and pray for every Priest that I know by name and pray for their complete healing from all infirmities, illnesses. I pray for their good health.

Priest- TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU AND DRINK FROM IT, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

(I click the pause button once more. I place my hand on Jesus and I pray for my family and extended family)

(With my hand still on Jesus (the Chalice with the Blood of Jesus in), I pray for all the people (each person) I know who are sick, praying for their complete healing from all the infirmities in their bodies. I pray for their good health.)

Priest- Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection and all who have died in your mercy, welcome them in the light of your face. Have mercy on us all.

(I pray- Lord until I come to participate in the next celebration of the mass, I offer this mass and all the masses offered universally for all the souls in Purgatory and the souls who will leave the world today. I pray for Your mercy on all, that all be saved. Suffer me Lord, for the love of You, Suffer me Lord, for the love of all souls, that all be saved. That no soul be lost. Your mercy, Lord. Thank You, Lord.)

(I pray in this manner, so that I do not ever miss in praying each day for souls, they are in that time-sealed in prayers, till the time I come for the next celebration of the mass. I know my prayers are always in the presence of God-and i pray for every soul to be with God.) 

This was a long, long time back, I don’t know the time, but I would often whisper a prayer to Jesus. I am not a brave person. But I always prayed to suffer with Jesus. Finally, Jesus responded with ‘It’s not for you to ask’.

That quietened me for some time, understanding that Jesus had a reason. Problem I realized in my life is, I have never learnt to ask the right questions? This is what I need to have done is ask Jesus, for what Jesus meant. But what I did was the opposite, I sat shocked.

‘It’s not for you to ask’. (it could mean - taken by the first 4 words.) I’ll explain…

This is not what I have in mind for you. Ask for something else.

Later Jesus explained it to me. I am still learning to ask the right questions. I sometimes fail. But the Spirit of God, holds me.

But Matthew 7:7 - Ask, and it will be given you;

One of the days, in what seems to be so very long back, I realized I could pray for souls. I did not wish to see any soul lost. I asked of Jesus, to let me suffer for all the souls and I told Jesus, I desire to help. 

It was a dream, where in my dream, I opened the Living room door and souls came gushing in. They came to see me. They were all bright and all joyous. Numerous enough. I honestly cannot give you a count. All I know is, they were too many and they were passing too swiftly. They came to let me know, they came to tell me, the power of Prayers and sacrifice. 

Jesus accepted my prayer.

A few years later...

18th April, 2019, Maundy Thursday.

08:00 – celebration of the mass.

Fr. Reuben, Fr. Christopher and Fr. Alvaro.

Fr. Daniel’s absence…

After receiving the Body of Christ, Jesus permits me to see His presence in people who receive HIM. I felt the souls all of them. Jesus shares this with me and makes me see how precious they are.

11:00-An hour with the LORD!

(Jesus has specifically directed me to mention each and every detail as they have happened).

COMMUNION

Priest- Then he takes the Host, breaks It over the Paten, and places a small piece in the chalice, saying quietly: May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.

(The breaking of the Host reminds us that Christ was broken and died for us.)

Thank You, Abba Father.

Thank You, Jesus.

Thank You, Holy Spirit. 

REMEMBER: 1.

We are here on a beautiful journey-Heavenwards and in this journey we are to pray for each other. (as the line below, in yellow, in this prayer indicates)

I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, ((And, striking…) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; (Then we continue)) therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

REMEMBER: 2.

This is how we must always come to God, with a complete AWE and a total REVERENCE! 

When we sing THE SANCTUS, our response must be from the overflow of our Heart and must be full of reverence.

1."Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

2. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest."

“Holy” represents The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit – the Holy Trinity.

The first part of the “Sanctus” signals to our entrance into heavenly worship.

The second part signals that in the Eucharist we are entering into Christ’s sacrifice. 

(There are cantors-who don’t realize there is a second part to the Sanctus.)

REMEMBER: 3.

Christ has Died, Christ is Risen, Christ will Come Again! (I always add this to The Mystery of Faith... these words are so important to me)

Our focus and trust should be CHRIST. This is our confidence. This is our FAITH!

At the end of the celebration of the Mass, I love to visit Jesus in The Tabernacle. It is my favourite place in the Church. My words to Jesus in the Tabernacle, ‘Never let me be parted from You’.

Related Topics:

The celebration of the MASS!

The Passion!