1 00:00:12,500 --> 00:00:15,900 Hello, and welcome to no nonsense Catholic. I'm your host, 2 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:18,020 Matthew Arnold for Virgin, most powerful radio. 3 00:00:18,020 --> 00:00:21,500 Great to have you along with us on this Wednesday live, 4 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:25,940 or whenever you happen to be listening, whether it's via podcast on the, uh, 5 00:00:25,940 --> 00:00:30,260 or on, uh, our app or on our website, or, uh, 6 00:00:30,540 --> 00:00:34,300 watching it on rumble or any of the number of ways that you can access this 7 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:37,660 program got a lot to talk about. We're gonna be talking later, uh, 8 00:00:37,660 --> 00:00:39,780 about something, which if you are Catholic, 9 00:00:39,780 --> 00:00:42,660 you've probably heard enough about to the last, the rest of your life, 10 00:00:42,660 --> 00:00:46,260 which is active participation, but I wanted to just, uh, 11 00:00:46,460 --> 00:00:50,540 actually talk about the, um, all of the stuff that we do at mass, the standing, 12 00:00:50,540 --> 00:00:52,180 the sitting, the, the kneeling, 13 00:00:52,180 --> 00:00:56,220 and where did all those postures come from and what are their significance, 14 00:00:56,220 --> 00:00:56,540 you know, 15 00:00:56,540 --> 00:01:00,420 are we just going through the motions or are we actively participating? 16 00:01:00,420 --> 00:01:04,100 Are we conscious about what those things mean? Uh, 17 00:01:04,130 --> 00:01:09,100 also it is September and this is the month of our lady of sorrows 18 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:12,180 also known as our lady queen of Martys and, um, 19 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:14,300 gonna be talking a little bit about the seven sorrows, uh, 20 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:17,180 later on in the program, if there's time also wanted to, um, 21 00:01:17,830 --> 00:01:22,140 to cover a couple of verses, we did, uh, week before last, 22 00:01:22,140 --> 00:01:25,220 I believe doing 10 memorable sings of Jesus. 23 00:01:25,220 --> 00:01:26,740 And we only got through the first eight, 24 00:01:26,740 --> 00:01:31,100 so hopefully we can sandwich in the last two, but, uh, in the meantime, 25 00:01:31,100 --> 00:01:35,540 we're gonna begin with the gospel from last Sunday, as we always do. And we've, 26 00:01:35,540 --> 00:01:39,100 uh, been going through the ordinary form gospels, which, uh, 27 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:41,540 last Sunday was the 24th, Sunday in ordinary time. 28 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:46,140 And it's a rather long gospel. In fact, it's the entire 15th chapter of Luke. 29 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:47,620 And, uh, 30 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:52,620 and I have to admit to succumbing to the temptation to give this program, uh, 31 00:01:52,620 --> 00:01:56,660 uh, a bit, or this episode, rather a bit of a click bait, uh, style title. 32 00:01:56,660 --> 00:02:00,340 I call it the lost parables of Luke. And, 33 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,180 and so they are not in the sense that they've been misplaced, but that, uh, 34 00:02:04,180 --> 00:02:09,100 it is a collection of parables on that theme of the lost a lost 35 00:02:09,420 --> 00:02:14,180 sheep, a lost coin, a lost sun. And since it's so long, 36 00:02:14,180 --> 00:02:18,740 I'm gonna actually offer my commentary after each section, 37 00:02:19,090 --> 00:02:22,460 rather than, you know, saving it all for the end of the way that we normally do, 38 00:02:22,580 --> 00:02:24,900 because you know, so much time will have a elapsed. 39 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:29,460 And I imagine it's gonna spill into the next segment. So, uh, it begins, 40 00:02:29,460 --> 00:02:32,780 this is, um, the gospel, according to Luke chapter 15. 41 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,460 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus 42 00:02:38,920 --> 00:02:43,140 and the Pharisees and the scribes. He began to complain saying this man, 43 00:02:43,260 --> 00:02:48,180 welcome sinners and eats with them. Now, why were the Pharisees and the, 44 00:02:48,180 --> 00:02:52,460 and the teachers of the law so upset with Jesus associating with these people? 45 00:02:53,290 --> 00:02:55,060 Well, the Jewish leaders of course, 46 00:02:55,060 --> 00:02:59,140 were always careful to remain ritually clean, right? 47 00:02:59,250 --> 00:03:01,330 According to the old Testament law, 48 00:03:01,330 --> 00:03:06,210 they want out of their way to avoid being defiled by anything. 49 00:03:06,210 --> 00:03:08,890 So, you know, to become ritually unclean. In fact, 50 00:03:08,890 --> 00:03:12,530 they went beyond the law in their avoidance of certain people and, 51 00:03:12,530 --> 00:03:14,890 and situations now, by contrast, 52 00:03:15,330 --> 00:03:19,170 Jesus often risked defilement by associating with sinners, 53 00:03:19,170 --> 00:03:24,140 even touching those, uh, who, who had leprosy, you know, 54 00:03:24,310 --> 00:03:27,780 because we know that that when he touched the 10 lepers, for example, 55 00:03:28,050 --> 00:03:32,260 rather than becoming defiled himself, they were made clean. 56 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:34,100 And that's the point. 57 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:38,900 Our Lord came to offer salvation precisely to sinners and to show 58 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:43,380 how God loves them. He didn't worry. Pardon me about the accusations. 59 00:03:44,470 --> 00:03:47,460 Uh, regardless of the effect that these, uh, you know, 60 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:49,580 rejected people might have on his reputation. 61 00:03:50,070 --> 00:03:51,900 So there's a question here for you and me, 62 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:56,500 right in the very first two verses of this gospel, what is it that keeps you, 63 00:03:56,510 --> 00:03:59,500 or me away from people who need Christ 64 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,770 moving on now to the parable of the lost sheep. Therefore, 65 00:04:06,770 --> 00:04:10,090 he told them this parable, which one of you, 66 00:04:10,090 --> 00:04:11,970 if you have a hundred sheep and lose, 67 00:04:11,970 --> 00:04:16,890 one of them will not leave the 99 in the wilderness and go after the one that 68 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:20,370 is lost until he finds it. And when he does find it, 69 00:04:20,370 --> 00:04:24,850 he lays it on his shoulders. Joyfully. Then when he returns home, 70 00:04:24,850 --> 00:04:27,810 he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, 71 00:04:28,260 --> 00:04:32,050 rejoice with me because I have found my sheep that was lost 72 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:36,330 in the same way. I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven, 73 00:04:36,330 --> 00:04:41,290 over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who have no 74 00:04:41,290 --> 00:04:44,850 need of repentance. So at first glance, 75 00:04:45,340 --> 00:04:47,250 it might seem silly to, uh, 76 00:04:47,470 --> 00:04:51,050 for a shepherd to leave 99 sheep to go after just one. 77 00:04:51,710 --> 00:04:56,370 But the shepherd knew that his 99 sheep would be safe in the sheep fold. 78 00:04:56,820 --> 00:04:59,970 Whereas the lost sheep, the one who was out in, you know, 79 00:04:59,970 --> 00:05:03,730 the wilderness was in danger. And because, uh, 80 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,650 each sheep was of a high value, 81 00:05:05,650 --> 00:05:09,850 the shepherd knew that it was worthwhile to search for that lost sheep. 82 00:05:10,750 --> 00:05:15,090 And we have here an illustration of our Lord's compassionate love 83 00:05:15,470 --> 00:05:20,090 for the individual sinner at Jesus associated with sinners, 84 00:05:20,100 --> 00:05:22,890 because he wanted to bring the lost, she, 85 00:05:22,890 --> 00:05:25,330 these people who were considered unclean, 86 00:05:25,330 --> 00:05:30,210 even beyond hope he wanted to bring to them precisely the good news of the 87 00:05:30,210 --> 00:05:32,050 kingdom. You know, it's, 88 00:05:32,050 --> 00:05:35,650 it's beyond humbling for me to think that before my conversion, 89 00:05:36,110 --> 00:05:41,100 God was seeking me, you know, uh, when I was at the R C I a, 90 00:05:41,100 --> 00:05:42,780 I remember I had this, you know, was a, 91 00:05:42,780 --> 00:05:46,180 a revelation to me not only was there in fact, a personal God, 92 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:51,790 but he was personally concerned about yours truly, you know, and, 93 00:05:51,790 --> 00:05:54,750 and this is also true for, for all those people, uh, 94 00:05:54,750 --> 00:05:56,710 for whose conversion you're praying, 95 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,480 God's love is still seeking the lost sheep 96 00:06:03,020 --> 00:06:07,400 and the lost sheep. Of course also signifies the sinner who, you know, 97 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,440 obeying his own evil inclinations. 98 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:14,000 And the temptations of sin would separate himself from Jesus, right? 99 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,080 Someone who's already a believer, but, but, but, uh, 100 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,520 they shut out from the faithful boy mortal sin. And, but our savior, 101 00:06:21,530 --> 00:06:25,400 he doesn't withdraw his love from the wandering soul, 102 00:06:25,950 --> 00:06:29,800 just as he works for the conversion of sinners during his earthly ministry. 103 00:06:29,930 --> 00:06:34,640 He still goes after sinners today. Uh, he calls him by his grace, 104 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:39,640 right? So by, uh, through the priests and, and through family and friends and, 105 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,640 and through, you know, the scriptures, 106 00:06:41,810 --> 00:06:46,080 he invites the sin to return once more to the fold by means of the sacrament of 107 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,720 penance. And when Jesus has found the law sheep, 108 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:54,440 he supports him on, on the road of penance and receives him back with joy. 109 00:06:55,860 --> 00:07:00,320 And I it's well to remember that Jesus doesn't do this for his own sake. 110 00:07:01,140 --> 00:07:05,400 You know, he he's, God, God is, is entirely self-sufficient. 111 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,800 He's the only necessary being, you know, he doesn't, 112 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,240 he doesn't need the straying sinner. He doesn't need that lost cheap. 113 00:07:13,210 --> 00:07:15,000 On the contrary, he seeks him out, 114 00:07:15,700 --> 00:07:20,120 out of pure love and compassion for the poor singer himself. 115 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:24,320 Who's wandering around in the darkness in danger of falling into the abyss of 116 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:28,910 hell. And it, it was because the good shepherd and his friends, 117 00:07:28,910 --> 00:07:32,790 as it says in the scriptures, were so anxious about the salvation of that sheep, 118 00:07:32,790 --> 00:07:37,670 which was endangered that their joy at his return is so great and, 119 00:07:37,670 --> 00:07:41,670 and shows itself more outwardly than, than, you know, the kind of reserved joy, 120 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:45,190 that calm joy, um, that they have over the faithful, who, 121 00:07:45,210 --> 00:07:48,830 who walk with him without wandering off the path of salvation. 122 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,110 Uh, we also learned from this parable, 123 00:07:52,110 --> 00:07:56,570 the important doctrine that it is God who gives the first 124 00:07:56,660 --> 00:08:01,250 impulse to con the conversion or justification of a sinner that it's, 125 00:08:01,250 --> 00:08:05,490 God's grace that moves him to be converted, right. That grace, 126 00:08:05,490 --> 00:08:10,210 which is conveyed through inward inspiration by, you know, uh, 127 00:08:10,210 --> 00:08:12,050 the preaching or the warning words of others, 128 00:08:12,050 --> 00:08:16,210 or the words of scripture and so on. Um, or also even by, uh, 129 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,810 misfortune or sickness, those things can be pre evident, 130 00:08:20,810 --> 00:08:24,090 graces that are, that are helping this sinner to, 131 00:08:24,090 --> 00:08:26,610 to come back to the right path. And, 132 00:08:26,610 --> 00:08:31,290 and it's God who supports the sinner by his grace until he's 133 00:08:31,290 --> 00:08:34,890 restored to that state of justification through, uh, 134 00:08:34,890 --> 00:08:37,130 the confession through the holy sacrament of reconciliation. 135 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:42,410 Also it mentions that they're about rejoicing in heaven over a repentance 136 00:08:42,410 --> 00:08:43,730 sinner. So if, 137 00:08:43,730 --> 00:08:48,570 if the inhabitants of heaven are rejoicing over the conversion of sinners, 138 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:51,050 they must know about it, right? 139 00:08:51,050 --> 00:08:54,450 So it follows therefore that the angels in saints in heaven, 140 00:08:54,450 --> 00:08:57,920 not only know about us, but care about us and pray for us. 141 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,600 And that of course is the doctrine of the communion of saints right there in the 142 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,760 holy scripture. Uh, 143 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,760 next step is the parable of the lost coin is very brief or what woman 144 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,880 having 10 coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house 145 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:17,440 searching carefully until she finds it. And when she does find it, 146 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,680 she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, rejoice with me, 147 00:09:21,680 --> 00:09:26,400 because I have found the coin that I lost in the same way. I tell you, 148 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:31,280 there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents 149 00:09:32,580 --> 00:09:37,280 now, first thing, why does Jesus mention that the woman had 10 coins? 150 00:09:38,050 --> 00:09:41,600 Uh, and it's literally 10 DMAs. Uh, you know, 151 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,360 why include that particular detail? She lost a coin. 152 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,440 Why do we need to know that she had 10 to begin with? You know, it's, 153 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,680 it's just a parable, it's a fictional story to make a point. Well, 154 00:09:50,680 --> 00:09:51,800 back in those days, 155 00:09:52,540 --> 00:09:56,360 Palestinian women traditionally received 10 dropouts, 156 00:09:56,380 --> 00:09:59,000 10 silver coins as a wedding gift. 157 00:10:00,380 --> 00:10:04,890 So every one of our Lord's first hears the people that heard this parable the, 158 00:10:04,890 --> 00:10:09,810 the first time would've understood immediately that beyond the monetary value 159 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:10,643 of this coin, 160 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:15,730 it would've had a special sentimental value as part of a set of 10 coins, 161 00:10:15,730 --> 00:10:20,130 which was a wedding gift. You know, just as everybody today would understand, 162 00:10:20,140 --> 00:10:23,770 uh, how distressing it would be to lose your wedding ring or, you know, 163 00:10:23,770 --> 00:10:27,250 to misplace your, your wedding photo album. And, 164 00:10:27,250 --> 00:10:31,290 and just as a woman in that situation would have rejoiced with her friends at 165 00:10:31,290 --> 00:10:35,250 finding the lost coin. So once again, the angels, he says, 166 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,530 likewise, rejoice over a repentant sinner. 167 00:10:39,070 --> 00:10:43,770 And he's emphasizing this comforting truth that each individual 168 00:10:43,980 --> 00:10:45,650 is precious to God. 169 00:10:46,190 --> 00:10:50,650 And he personally grieves over every loss and 170 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:55,410 rejoices whenever any one of his lost chief is found and brought into the 171 00:10:55,410 --> 00:10:57,130 kingdom or back into the kingdom. 172 00:10:58,030 --> 00:11:03,010 And clearly we should share our Lord's love and concern for the lost 173 00:11:03,670 --> 00:11:07,330 and also rejoice like the angels in heaven at their return. 174 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,650 Okay. We have just a, a minute or so left in this segment. 175 00:11:11,660 --> 00:11:16,530 So I'm going to save the, the last part of the gospel for the next segment, 176 00:11:16,850 --> 00:11:20,450 which is the, the, the last and longest, uh, 177 00:11:20,450 --> 00:11:24,890 of the parables in Luke 15, which is the parable of the lost son, 178 00:11:24,890 --> 00:11:29,690 also known as the parable of the prodigal son. But since it is, 179 00:11:30,460 --> 00:11:34,450 um, September, and it is the, uh, 180 00:11:34,450 --> 00:11:38,730 feast of our, or the the month that is dedicated to our lady of sorrows, 181 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:42,810 also known as our lady queen of martyrs. When we come back also gonna be saying, 182 00:11:43,060 --> 00:11:47,370 uh, uh, a quick prayer for tomorrow's feast of our lady of sorrows. 183 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:51,650 So stay with us and we will be right back after this O more known nonsense 184 00:11:51,930 --> 00:11:54,480 Catholic here on Virgin, most powerful radio 185 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,280 There, welcome back to no nonsense Catholic. 186 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:18,560 We're talking about the lost parables of Luke. And, uh, like I said, 187 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,360 that's kind of click baby, but, uh, 188 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:25,360 really it refers to the parables of Luke chapter 15, which are on that, 189 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,880 that theme, the lost cheap, the lost coin. And now, uh, the final parable, 190 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:34,330 the lost son or the, the prodigal son, uh, 191 00:12:35,390 --> 00:12:39,930 and let's see, it goes like beginning in verse 11. Then he said, 192 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,410 pardon me, a man had two sons. And the younger son said to his father, 193 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,250 father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me. 194 00:12:49,100 --> 00:12:53,690 So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, 195 00:12:53,690 --> 00:12:57,730 the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country 196 00:12:57,890 --> 00:13:02,370 where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation that's 197 00:13:02,680 --> 00:13:04,850 over indulgence and temperance demonst. 198 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,730 When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, 199 00:13:09,730 --> 00:13:11,770 and he found himself in dire need. 200 00:13:12,420 --> 00:13:17,130 So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to 201 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:18,170 tend the swine. 202 00:13:18,870 --> 00:13:22,850 And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, 203 00:13:22,850 --> 00:13:26,570 but nobody gave him any coming to his senses. He thought, 204 00:13:26,570 --> 00:13:29,850 how many of my fathers hired workers have more than enough food to eat, 205 00:13:30,150 --> 00:13:32,330 but here am I dying from hunger? 206 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,610 I shall get up and go to my father. And I shall say to him, father, 207 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,530 I have sinned against heaven. And against you, 208 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,930 I no longer deserve to be called your son, 209 00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:46,850 treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers. 210 00:13:48,290 --> 00:13:52,520 So he got up and went back to his father while he was still a long way off. 211 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,000 His father caught sight of him and was filled with compassion. 212 00:13:56,690 --> 00:14:01,680 He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. His son said to him, father, 213 00:14:01,990 --> 00:14:04,400 I have sinned against heaven. And against you, 214 00:14:04,470 --> 00:14:07,120 I no longer deserve to be called your son, 215 00:14:07,860 --> 00:14:10,480 but his father ordered his servants quickly, 216 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,320 bring the finest robe and put it on him, 217 00:14:13,780 --> 00:14:16,880 put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet, 218 00:14:17,350 --> 00:14:19,680 take the fated calf and slaughter it. 219 00:14:20,140 --> 00:14:24,920 Let us celebrate with a feast because this son of mine was dead and has 220 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:29,140 come to life again. He was lost and has been found. 221 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:34,410 Then the celebration began. Now, 222 00:14:34,410 --> 00:14:38,370 the older son had been out in the field and on his way back as he near to the 223 00:14:38,370 --> 00:14:40,810 house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. 224 00:14:41,740 --> 00:14:44,490 He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. 225 00:14:44,950 --> 00:14:46,290 The servant said to him, 226 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:51,010 your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fated calf 227 00:14:51,130 --> 00:14:55,550 because he has him back safe and sound. He became angry. 228 00:14:56,010 --> 00:14:58,190 And when he refused to enter the house, 229 00:14:58,190 --> 00:15:03,140 his father came out and pleaded with him. He said to his father in reply, 230 00:15:03,140 --> 00:15:05,580 look all these years, I served you. 231 00:15:05,580 --> 00:15:08,460 And not once did I disobey your orders yet? 232 00:15:08,460 --> 00:15:12,620 You never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. 233 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:14,860 But when your son returns, 234 00:15:14,860 --> 00:15:18,700 who swallowed up your property with prostitutes for him, 235 00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:23,640 you slaughter the fated calf. He said to him, my son, 236 00:15:24,060 --> 00:15:28,480 you are here with me. Always, everything I have is yours, 237 00:15:29,340 --> 00:15:34,080 but now we must celebrate and rejoice because your brother was dead and has come 238 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:38,310 to life again, he was lost and has been found 239 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,840 thus far the words of the holy gospel. Now, according to the, 240 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,480 the Jewish law of inheritance, 241 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,320 the younger son received only half, 242 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,520 or maybe even a third of what the eldest received. 243 00:15:54,140 --> 00:15:56,640 But as long as the father was alive, of course, 244 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,240 he was in no way bound to give his sons their future inheritance. 245 00:16:00,780 --> 00:16:04,720 But rather than force the prodigal son to stay against his will, 246 00:16:04,940 --> 00:16:06,800 the father gave him his inheritance, 247 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:11,240 knowing very well that he was going to squander his fortune. 248 00:16:12,850 --> 00:16:17,400 Uh, the scripture says he went to a distant country or, uh, the old translation, 249 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,680 a far country. Now the, 250 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:25,440 the son hoped to have more Liberty the further away he got from his father's 251 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,280 house. And we can assume he went to, to Gentile territory someplace, 252 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:33,720 very worldly, because while for one thing, they're raising pigs there. Um, 253 00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:38,280 uh, but he, he, he shaved under the discipline of his home life. 254 00:16:38,890 --> 00:16:43,640 Uh, he, he shaved under his father's supervision. He considered those, you know, 255 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,280 you know, parental restrictions to be unnecessary and undignified. 256 00:16:47,580 --> 00:16:52,560 And he felt sure that he would be happier if he was his own master. Uh, if, 257 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:57,400 if I can just do what I like, then I'll be happy, whatever I want. Right? So, 258 00:16:57,410 --> 00:17:00,200 so the actual happiness, 259 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,560 the calm happiness of his father's home no longer satisfied him. 260 00:17:04,130 --> 00:17:06,880 He found it monotonous. He found it, uh, uh, wearisome. 261 00:17:07,210 --> 00:17:11,120 He longed for the freedom, really the license, uh, 262 00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:15,560 of noisy pleasures, thinking that a worldly life would be a happy life. 263 00:17:16,260 --> 00:17:17,440 His father warned him, 264 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,000 but he cast his warnings to the four wins and defiantly left home. 265 00:17:22,060 --> 00:17:26,720 Now he scripture says he squandered his inheritance in dissipation. 266 00:17:27,410 --> 00:17:31,000 Uh, the old Dewey says in riotous living, right? 267 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,880 So we can imagine he joined himself to, to flatterers to, to lude companions. 268 00:17:35,890 --> 00:17:40,680 He indulged in drinking and feasting and presumably other less worthy pleasures. 269 00:17:41,220 --> 00:17:45,520 But when the money ran out and the famine came, he found himself in dire need, 270 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:46,560 right? 271 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,720 His friends quickly forsook him when he ran outta money and they couldn't get 272 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:51,760 anything more out of him. 273 00:17:52,810 --> 00:17:56,800 So he had to accept the most degrading situation 274 00:17:57,430 --> 00:18:02,360 imaginable, uh, for a Jew at that time, which would've been, 275 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:04,840 you know, just to keep himself from dying with starvation, 276 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:09,760 which was feeding pigs, right? Again, uh, according to the mosaic law, 277 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,440 pigs are unclean animals. It's all over Leviticus and Deuteronomy. 278 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:17,280 That means that pigs could not be eaten. They could not be, uh, 279 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:21,080 used as a sacrifice. Couldn't even touch a pig, you know, to, 280 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,360 to protect themselves from, from defilement, a Jew wouldn't even get near one. 281 00:18:25,210 --> 00:18:29,800 So for, for a Jew to start to stoop, to feeding pigs, you know, 282 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,320 for a living is, uh, was a great humiliation. 283 00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:37,240 And for this young man to not even eating the pigs, he's eating the pigs, 284 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,800 wanting to eat the pigs food, the food that they had touched, would've been, 285 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,880 you know, it's unbelievably degrading. 286 00:18:43,970 --> 00:18:48,120 He had truly sunk to the depths, right? He had hit rock bottom. 287 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:53,000 As we say today, once the proud and headstrong son of a rich father, 288 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,320 he's now clothing, rags, defiled, and hungry tab boot. 289 00:18:57,850 --> 00:19:00,920 Um, and so what does, what does he do? 290 00:19:01,090 --> 00:19:05,720 He says coming to his senses, right? He decided to, to go home. 291 00:19:05,950 --> 00:19:10,280 I like the, the, um, the translation, the old due way translation, 292 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,040 which is the English translations of the Latin Vulgate, 293 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:17,880 where it says entering into himself. Right. 294 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,280 It's a profound expression. 295 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:24,120 I think that he entered into himself because it may be said that he had 296 00:19:24,120 --> 00:19:27,160 been outside of himself, or we might say beside himself, 297 00:19:27,890 --> 00:19:32,280 he hadn't really thought seriously about himself or his future. 298 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:37,000 Clearly he he'd been entirely given over to pleasure. He lived carelessly, 299 00:19:37,300 --> 00:19:41,360 you know, just, just hand to mouth day to day. And okay. 300 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:44,360 And for those of you who are parents and grandparents, , 301 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:45,920 you're probably finding this very familiar, 302 00:19:46,860 --> 00:19:51,120 but now he's forced to enter into himself to ask himself, 303 00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:56,260 you know, why have I fallen to this miserable condition? What's become of me. 304 00:19:57,330 --> 00:20:01,430 And then the scripture tells us he calls to mind, uh, 305 00:20:01,430 --> 00:20:04,590 his father's house and that even his father's, uh, 306 00:20:04,590 --> 00:20:07,670 hired workers like day laborers were better off than he was. 307 00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:12,910 And he recognized that he had only himself to blame. And so, you know, 308 00:20:12,910 --> 00:20:14,510 regretting that he ever left home, 309 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:19,070 he makes the resolution to return at once to his father to confess his sin, 310 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,030 to humbly beg, to be received by him once more, 311 00:20:22,420 --> 00:20:26,990 even planned what he was gonna say, I have sinned, he's gonna tell his father, 312 00:20:26,990 --> 00:20:28,910 right? In other words, he, he took the blame on himself. 313 00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:33,270 Didn't try and excuse himself, uh, on account of his youth or, you know, 314 00:20:33,270 --> 00:20:36,750 the influence of bad companions. I have sinned against heaven, 315 00:20:37,070 --> 00:20:41,550 which is to say against God, my heavenly father, and against you. Uh, 316 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:42,670 my earthly father, 317 00:20:43,620 --> 00:20:46,750 I no longer deserve to be called your son. 318 00:20:47,450 --> 00:20:52,040 So you can see how humble, uh, this boy had become who was once so proud. 319 00:20:53,010 --> 00:20:57,000 He was now willing to serve his father in the lowest place to do any work. 320 00:20:57,570 --> 00:21:02,080 If only he would forgive him. And so Jesus says he got up, 321 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,980 boy, those are some important words right there. 322 00:21:05,050 --> 00:21:08,420 That means that he carried out the resolution right away. 323 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,660 And I don't doubt that a young man, uh, in, 324 00:21:11,660 --> 00:21:13,780 in that position would say to himself, you know, 325 00:21:13,810 --> 00:21:18,500 what are people gonna say when they see me coming home with my tail between my 326 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:23,190 legs, but he overcame his pride and he was resolved to, 327 00:21:23,190 --> 00:21:25,430 you know, accept the consequences of his sin. 328 00:21:25,430 --> 00:21:27,870 If only he could obtain his father's forgiveness. 329 00:21:28,770 --> 00:21:33,710 And in scripture tells us while he was yet a far way off, his father saw him. 330 00:21:34,130 --> 00:21:35,990 Now that suggests that the father was, 331 00:21:35,990 --> 00:21:39,800 was watching that he was always looking in, 332 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,040 in the hope that he might see his son returning. 333 00:21:42,340 --> 00:21:46,800 And when he does see his son, he sees the wretched condition that he's in. 334 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:51,240 He's immediately moved to, to, you know, uh, compassion for his son. 335 00:21:51,370 --> 00:21:55,800 He orders the servants to bring him a robe and a ring and shoes to restore 336 00:21:55,800 --> 00:22:00,800 everything to him that is befitting to a son of the family. 337 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,900 And scripture says, then the celebration began or in that the, 338 00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:11,060 the doing room says, and they began to be Mary. You know, 339 00:22:11,060 --> 00:22:14,820 Jesus is painting this picture of, of gratitude of the son, 340 00:22:14,820 --> 00:22:18,340 the joy of the father and, and the rejoicing of all the, 341 00:22:18,340 --> 00:22:20,420 the household over the, the master, 342 00:22:20,420 --> 00:22:24,180 whom they love that he would no longer have to grieve over this lost child, 343 00:22:25,890 --> 00:22:30,750 but the elder son, uh, he didn't understand. He didn't, he, 344 00:22:30,750 --> 00:22:34,550 he didn't couldn't wrap his mind around the way his father was treating this 345 00:22:34,550 --> 00:22:36,830 returned prodigal and, and his frustration. 346 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:42,640 He made out that his father loved his brother more than him, you know? Um, 347 00:22:42,940 --> 00:22:47,600 and the father says, no, you are always with me. 348 00:22:48,250 --> 00:22:51,680 In other words, everything I have is yours. You, 349 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:56,080 you have far more than your brother and don't, you appreciate what you have. 350 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:00,320 Aren't you happy that you never left. That you've always that, you know, 351 00:23:00,470 --> 00:23:02,520 you've always had everything that you need, 352 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,660 but it was hard for that older brother to accept his younger brother when he 353 00:23:07,660 --> 00:23:11,460 returned just as it's difficult sometimes for, for, uh, 354 00:23:11,740 --> 00:23:16,300 Christians to accept people who have been far from the church and, and, 355 00:23:16,300 --> 00:23:18,780 you know, lead these notoriously sinful lives. 356 00:23:18,780 --> 00:23:20,420 And then they repent and they want to come back. 357 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:25,260 And they're often held in suspicion when really we should rejoice like the 358 00:23:25,260 --> 00:23:26,860 angels when a sinner, 359 00:23:26,860 --> 00:23:30,860 repents and turns to God and give them the support and the encouragement that 360 00:23:30,860 --> 00:23:34,340 they need. I can tell you when I converted to Catholicism, 361 00:23:34,340 --> 00:23:35,500 there were an awful lot of people in, 362 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:40,500 in my little circle in Hollywood that were quite surprised by this. All right. 363 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:45,680 And there were some people on the other side of things who doubted my sincerity 364 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,140 and, and it was difficult, but there it is. 365 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:53,180 The older brother's response is a contrast to the father's response, 366 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:54,780 the father forgave, 367 00:23:54,780 --> 00:23:59,460 because he was filled with love and the son older son refused to forgive cuz 368 00:23:59,460 --> 00:24:02,620 he's bitter about what he perceived as an injustice. 369 00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:08,420 So his resentment renders him just as lost to the father's love 370 00:24:08,420 --> 00:24:12,440 as his younger brother had been. You know, of course, in a context, 371 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:16,360 our Lord is told, is parable. Uh, with the older brother, 372 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:20,480 obviously representing the Pharisees who were angry and resentful that he was 373 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:24,880 welcoming sinners. And you can imagine what the, the, they must have thought, 374 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,080 you know, after all we've sacrificed and, 375 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:31,040 and all we've done and everything that we've done for God, you know, 376 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,080 that he would be welcoming these, these sinners and, uh, 377 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:35,320 tax collectors and whatnot. 378 00:24:35,980 --> 00:24:40,000 And it's easy to resent God's forgiveness of others. When we, you know, 379 00:24:40,230 --> 00:24:43,440 especially when we consider them to be far worse, sinners than ourselves. 380 00:24:44,580 --> 00:24:47,880 But if self righteousness gets in the way of rejoicing, 381 00:24:48,550 --> 00:24:52,840 when others come to Jesus, then we're no better than the Pharisees. And, 382 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,120 and that's no known sense. This is, 383 00:24:55,120 --> 00:25:00,080 this is a beautiful and a much beloved parable because through it, God, 384 00:25:00,090 --> 00:25:05,040 or Jesus shows us just how willing and even eager almighty God is to receive 385 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:10,120 the penitent center and how happy he is at his return. And, 386 00:25:10,140 --> 00:25:13,400 and to put it as plainly as possible. Um, 387 00:25:15,220 --> 00:25:18,320 you know, uh, I've only got 10 seconds less, 388 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,160 but it said it's taken my voice away from me. All right. 389 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,840 back with a conclusion in a couple of seconds right here to enjoy these 390 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,200 messages and return with more, no nonsense Catholic, 391 00:25:40,690 --> 00:25:42,920 Welcome back to no nonsense. Catholic. 392 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:47,280 I apologize for the little train wreck at the end of the last segment there, uh, 393 00:25:47,350 --> 00:25:51,720 when we went to commercial, our engineer rich, he said to me, Matthew, 394 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,960 Arnold at a loss, for words, , 395 00:25:54,270 --> 00:25:56,800 it's like wants a sign of the apocalypse. 396 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,440 Apparently what I wanted to say though, just to, to, 397 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:04,200 to sum up is that God loves us more even 398 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,080 than, than we desire to be loved. 399 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:09,640 And he wants to forgive us even more than we want to be forgiven. 400 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:14,560 And that's no nonsense. Okay. Um, like I said, if you're, 401 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:18,600 if you're Catholic, if you have, um, uh, 402 00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:22,200 unless you've been living under a rock for the last 40 years, you have heard, 403 00:26:22,450 --> 00:26:23,283 uh, as, 404 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:28,080 probably as many times as you ever wanted to the words active participation in, 405 00:26:28,290 --> 00:26:33,120 in regard to the liturgy. And, um, you know, I, 406 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:35,840 I got to thinking about this and I actually, um, 407 00:26:36,460 --> 00:26:41,040 ran across a little booklet a while back. My wife, Betty works at the, uh, 408 00:26:41,340 --> 00:26:45,920 you know, part-time at a, uh, bookshop at Catholic bookstore. 409 00:26:46,540 --> 00:26:47,240 And, uh, 410 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:51,920 I was picking her up a while back and I ran across a booklet by father Edward 411 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:57,240 Stan called loving the holy mass. I thought, well, that's a good title. 412 00:26:57,900 --> 00:27:00,880 And, um, in the introduction to his book, he, uh, 413 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,920 he writes about giving talks to the youth. 414 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,160 He's a young priest out talking to youth groups, 415 00:27:06,190 --> 00:27:11,000 trying to instill in them and encouraging them a love of the holy mess. And, 416 00:27:11,010 --> 00:27:14,040 uh, and he said it was extremely frustrating. 417 00:27:14,860 --> 00:27:18,560 And the reason he said that is that, that, that after his talk, 418 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,520 the first question the kids always ask is always the same. 419 00:27:21,860 --> 00:27:25,560 How late can I come to mass and still fulfill my Sunday obligation? 420 00:27:26,390 --> 00:27:29,070 Right. He's trying to get them to love it. And they're trying to say, you know, 421 00:27:30,330 --> 00:27:31,110 you know, how, 422 00:27:31,110 --> 00:27:34,910 how much of it do I have to really be there for the second question he said is 423 00:27:34,910 --> 00:27:36,110 also always the same, 424 00:27:36,110 --> 00:27:40,270 how soon can I leave mass and still fulfill my obligation? 425 00:27:41,210 --> 00:27:42,630 And he said that, uh, 426 00:27:43,390 --> 00:27:48,310 their number one impression of the mass is that it's boring. 427 00:27:49,770 --> 00:27:53,230 And I suspect that's not just true of kids and many adults as well. 428 00:27:53,230 --> 00:27:57,590 And maybe even you, and I'm not gonna, you know, I don't want to get into, 429 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,470 um, you know, comparing and contrasting the two forms of the Roman, right. 430 00:28:02,470 --> 00:28:06,230 In this regard. But, uh, but just ask why this should be, 431 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:11,670 uh, and first off, I would say, you know, mass isn't meant to be entertaining. 432 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,590 So, you know, if at your parish or whatever, 433 00:28:15,590 --> 00:28:19,830 they're trying to make mass more enjoyable or more relatable or, or, you know, 434 00:28:20,590 --> 00:28:23,190 whatever that is at best ill conceived, 435 00:28:23,190 --> 00:28:27,030 because mass isn't about holding your attention. It's about worshiping God. 436 00:28:28,530 --> 00:28:30,870 And of course, like I've, I've said a million times, the, 437 00:28:30,870 --> 00:28:34,350 the world can do entertainment far better than your youth director can. 438 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:40,190 Mass is about worshiping God. 439 00:28:40,190 --> 00:28:44,710 It's about making present the once for all sacrifice of Christ 440 00:28:44,710 --> 00:28:46,150 sacramentally here. 441 00:28:46,150 --> 00:28:50,790 And now it's about the body blood soul and divinity of Christ becoming present, 442 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,310 present under the appearance of bread and wine. 443 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,310 It is nothing short of a miracle, 444 00:28:56,510 --> 00:29:00,890 but just as the majority of people who were present at Calvary didn't understand 445 00:29:00,890 --> 00:29:05,410 the true nature of what was going on, what was happening on the cross, you know, 446 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:06,170 you and I, 447 00:29:06,170 --> 00:29:09,770 we're not gonna understand the true nature of what's happening at mass on the 448 00:29:10,010 --> 00:29:10,440 altar, 449 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:15,330 unless we are engaged with the spiritual realities that can only be perceived 450 00:29:15,330 --> 00:29:19,410 with the eyes of faith. Now, uh, today I just, I wanted to, 451 00:29:19,410 --> 00:29:23,290 to address some concrete ways to help you experiencing those spiritual 452 00:29:23,290 --> 00:29:27,490 realities. Uh, I regularly pray five decades of the rosary. 453 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,380 You know, I meditate on the joyful sorrowful and glorious mysteries, uh, 454 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:37,180 you know, um, in rotation there every now and again, I, 455 00:29:37,190 --> 00:29:41,960 uh, am inspired to pray the chaplain of John Paul II also known as the luminous 456 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:44,320 mysteries, uh, you know, here on the, 457 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,840 the Virgin most powerful app or following this program, uh, 458 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:53,160 wherever you're listening is gonna be the daily rosary. And we have, uh, 459 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,400 we included the joyful mysteries when we produce that. 460 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,560 So it's me and Terry and Jesse, uh, 461 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,840 praying all these sets of mysteries, not just the, 462 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:06,400 the three sets of, um, Dominican mysteries, but also the, 463 00:30:06,820 --> 00:30:11,080 the luminous mysteries of John Paul II. Now, according to my prayer book, which, 464 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,480 and I always pray with the prayer book, cuz it has little meditations in it, 465 00:30:13,740 --> 00:30:17,360 the, the petition for the fifth luminous mystery, because, you know, 466 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:22,320 every mystery has, uh, uh, some virtue attached to it, right? For example, 467 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:23,360 in the agony of a garden, 468 00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:28,200 we pray that God would grant us true contrition or at, uh, 469 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,840 the Ascension we ask for an increase of the virtue of hope and so forth. And, 470 00:30:31,850 --> 00:30:35,120 um, at the fifth luminous mystery, which is the institution of the Eucharist, 471 00:30:35,780 --> 00:30:40,720 the virtue that we pray for is to attain active participation at 472 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,120 mass active participation. There it is, again, 473 00:30:43,550 --> 00:30:46,040 this was obviously a watchword at Vatican two, 474 00:30:46,390 --> 00:30:50,440 especially after the introduction of the new mass, you know, after the council, 475 00:30:51,020 --> 00:30:54,640 but it had already been a maximum of the liturgical movement for a hundred 476 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:58,600 years, all the way back to the time of Pope Pius the 10th. And, uh, 477 00:30:59,060 --> 00:31:03,120 and even before, in fact it was Pius the 10th who coined the motto, 478 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:07,920 don't just pray at mass pray the mass, which of course in his day, 479 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:11,240 that meant following along with the prayers in a hand missile, which would have, 480 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,840 you know, the Latin in one column and the vernacular, uh, right next to it. 481 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:19,840 But Pius 10th thought that, uh, taught that the faithful should know by heart, 482 00:31:20,820 --> 00:31:24,240 all the parts of the mass that pertain to them in Latin. 483 00:31:24,450 --> 00:31:29,120 So all the responses and, you know, the, the creed, the, the Sanctus, 484 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,040 the Gloria, et cetera, 485 00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:33,480 and this then was echoed by the council fathers of Vatican too. 486 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:37,360 Not everybody knows this, but in the constitution on the sacred liturgy SAC, 487 00:31:37,690 --> 00:31:42,360 chillum it says that all the faithful should be able to, uh, 488 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,720 sing or pray the parts of the mass that are, you know, um, 489 00:31:45,790 --> 00:31:49,960 unique to them or specific to them in Latin. So, 490 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,920 so this then is active participation. Uh, , 491 00:31:53,030 --> 00:31:58,000 that's a new word participation and that is to engage the heart and the 492 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,680 mind, the voice and the body in the worship of God. 493 00:32:02,460 --> 00:32:05,480 Now I can remember, um, prior to my conversion, 494 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:09,040 I would go to mass with my fiance and then my wife, 495 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:12,520 I converted after we were married for, uh, a few years. 496 00:32:13,260 --> 00:32:15,480 And I can remember being a non-Catholic and, 497 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:20,320 and how awkward it felt to not know what to say when everybody was responding 498 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:25,140 and not know when to stand or to sit or to kneel. And I recall wondering, 499 00:32:25,140 --> 00:32:26,620 and what is this all about? 500 00:32:26,930 --> 00:32:30,540 What's the purpose of all this standing and sitting and all this stand up, 501 00:32:30,540 --> 00:32:34,220 sit down, fight, fight, fight, you know, um, they didn't mean anything to me, 502 00:32:34,630 --> 00:32:39,520 uh, as an outsider years later. I remember remember, um, 503 00:32:39,530 --> 00:32:44,320 my mom and dad who were not Catholic came to my middle daughter's 504 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:49,280 first communion mass, which was AMAs in the extraordinary form. And, 505 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:49,720 you know, 506 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:54,520 during the CRAO at the words at incar who zest everybody kneels, 507 00:32:55,020 --> 00:32:58,760 and then when they get to at homo funest, everybody sends up again. 508 00:32:59,060 --> 00:33:02,440 And then we all sit down when the priest sits down, while the choir finishes, 509 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:03,273 chanting the creed, 510 00:33:03,380 --> 00:33:07,680 and then the priest gets up and goes to the altar and says Dominus PHCU. 511 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:11,640 And everybody stands up and says it conspiracy to twoo. And then he says, oh, 512 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,000 Ramos turns back to the altar. And we all sit down again. 513 00:33:14,180 --> 00:33:17,760 And I remember my poor silver haired, old mother, and God rest, 514 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,840 her soul was just, you know, didn't know what to do. And she's standing, 515 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:24,280 she's sitting and sitting. And finally, when we all sat back down, you know, 516 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:25,280 she had just managed to, 517 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,920 to get back to her feet after the Arras and we all immediately sat down again 518 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:33,760 and she said out loud, oh, for heaven's sake oh, 519 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:37,760 never for forget it. Uh, anyway, but prior, prior to the modern era, 520 00:33:38,810 --> 00:33:40,560 uh, prior to the Novi auto, really there, 521 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,960 there were no rubrics governing the postures of the congregation. 522 00:33:45,300 --> 00:33:48,680 You know, when to sand sit or Neil was a matter of local custom, 523 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,360 hence the old saying when in Rome due was the Romans do, and, 524 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:58,280 and this all became more universal after the council of Trent, uh, you know, uh, 525 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:01,040 then, then the codification of the Roman, right by Paul fifth, 526 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:05,600 where everybody was, you know, called upon to do as the Romans do. 527 00:34:05,860 --> 00:34:08,840 But even then there was still no official rules if you will, 528 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,160 for the congregation. 529 00:34:11,060 --> 00:34:15,920 And what most people did was simply to imitate the acolytes in Choire 530 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:20,360 right. And the chairs on either side of the sanctuary, you know, 531 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,840 you stand when they stand, sit, when they sit, et cetera. Uh, 532 00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:28,800 and these postures of the acolytes that were in the 533 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:29,160 sanctuary, 534 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:33,840 those were governed by the rubrics and each posture also had a specific meaning. 535 00:34:34,580 --> 00:34:37,680 Now, in any case, there's a lot of activity, uh, uh, you know, 536 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:39,040 in the pew at holy mass, 537 00:34:39,580 --> 00:34:43,560 but active participation is more than merely going through the motions. 538 00:34:44,220 --> 00:34:44,720 You know, 539 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:48,040 I don't know how many times I've heard the joke about a Catholic entering a 540 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:51,760 movie theater and flecting before he takes a seat, you know, 541 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:52,680 just out of force a habit. 542 00:34:53,460 --> 00:34:58,040 But the point is it's well to know the meaning of these various postures and to 543 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:01,240 be conscious of them rather than just acting out of routine. 544 00:35:01,970 --> 00:35:04,880 So to begin with the sitting, okay, 545 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,600 sitting is a posture of listening. 546 00:35:08,060 --> 00:35:12,080 And so we sit for the epistle or for, you know, the, 547 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:16,280 the readings of multiple in, in the, uh, ordinary form. Uh, 548 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:20,720 we sit for the responsorial Psalm or the gradual in the, 549 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,520 or extraordinary form. We also, uh, 550 00:35:23,700 --> 00:35:28,040 sit for the homily and during the offer tour or preparation of the gifts 551 00:35:28,130 --> 00:35:32,880 sitting shows that we're ready to hear and to receive, we sit to listen 552 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:39,240 standing. Now we stand for prayer. Standing has been a posture of prayer for, 553 00:35:39,290 --> 00:35:40,520 uh, the Jewish people, 554 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:44,760 the old covenant people since before the time of Christ standing during prayer 555 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:48,640 was, is, uh, demonstrated in various parts of the Bible. 556 00:35:49,410 --> 00:35:53,280 So as Catholics, we continue to use that posture, uh, 557 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:58,080 for liturgical prayer today. You know, some examples at mass, we stand, 558 00:35:58,210 --> 00:36:02,600 uh, when we pray the, the Detroit, right, the, the opening, um, 559 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,640 verse, you know, when they process in, at the church, we, 560 00:36:06,850 --> 00:36:10,120 we pray stand during the opening prayer, which called the colict. 561 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:11,240 We stand for the Lord's prayer. 562 00:36:11,370 --> 00:36:15,400 We stand for the prayers of the faithful in the Nova Soto, et cetera. Uh, 563 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:20,160 we stand for the preface before the, um, before the, the, 564 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:24,680 the, uh, cannon, right, the Eucharistic prayer. We also stand for the creed, uh, 565 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,520 the recitation of what Christians have believed from the earliest times. 566 00:36:27,930 --> 00:36:32,280 So we stand to affirm our unity and our beliefs, 567 00:36:32,930 --> 00:36:35,960 uh, as Catholic Christians. Uh, 568 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:40,920 we also stand for the gospel now in our culture, standing is a sign of respect, 569 00:36:41,740 --> 00:36:45,360 but, and we certainly have, uh, you know, a particular respect for the gospel, 570 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,160 which is the words Indeeds of Jesus himself, 571 00:36:48,260 --> 00:36:51,880 but traditionally standing for the gospel re represented, 572 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:56,160 being prepared to take the gospel into the world, right. To be on your feet, 573 00:36:56,330 --> 00:37:00,920 to be ready to share, and to defend the gospel or in, in other words, 574 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:04,640 to stand up for the gospel. Okay. And then finally, you know, 575 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:08,560 we stand for the procession when they possess in and, uh, when they press out, 576 00:37:08,610 --> 00:37:12,480 possess out both the beginning and end of mass, it's a sign of respect for the, 577 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:16,680 for the celebrant who, uh, you know, is acting in persona Christie. 578 00:37:17,340 --> 00:37:20,160 And, and then finally we have the kneeling. 579 00:37:20,890 --> 00:37:23,360 So when you go to enter a pew, uh, 580 00:37:23,730 --> 00:37:28,520 if the tabernacle is reserved in the sanctuary, you genuflect before you, uh, 581 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:29,353 take your seat, 582 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:34,040 touch a need to the floor to acknowledge the presence of Christ in the 583 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,000 Eucharist, in the tabernacle. 584 00:37:36,330 --> 00:37:41,040 Because of course we believe that he is present there, body blood, soul, 585 00:37:41,180 --> 00:37:45,000 and divinity. All right. A little bit more on this. And then, uh, uh, 586 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:49,800 talk about our radio sorrows. When we come back for round four, um, no nonsense. 587 00:37:50,090 --> 00:37:52,760 Aaron's most powerful radio stay with us. We'll be right back. 588 00:38:10,140 --> 00:38:12,870 Okay. Welcome back to no nonsense Catholic. Uh, 589 00:38:12,870 --> 00:38:16,910 we were talking about the various postures that we use at the holy mass as the 590 00:38:16,910 --> 00:38:17,550 congregation. 591 00:38:17,550 --> 00:38:22,190 And we had just gotten to kneeling and I was talking about flecting um, 592 00:38:22,660 --> 00:38:27,030 before entering the pew, if the blessed sacrament is reserved in the sanctuary, 593 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,870 because that's what you're, flecting, you're, 594 00:38:29,950 --> 00:38:33,830 flecting before the presence of the Lord, you know, as Catholics, 595 00:38:33,830 --> 00:38:37,000 we believe that when Jesus said this is my body, he meant it literally, 596 00:38:37,700 --> 00:38:40,680 and that, uh, he's veiled under the appearance of bread and wine, 597 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:44,000 but he's truly present there. And, 598 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,640 and it's something the very earliest Christians believed and have continued to 599 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:49,040 believe right through to the present day. 600 00:38:49,490 --> 00:38:53,240 So we acknowledge that by genuine flexion. Uh, if, 601 00:38:53,240 --> 00:38:56,120 if the ALIST SAC is not reserved on the altar, if it's in a, 602 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:59,840 a Eucharistic chapel or something, uh, outside of, 603 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:04,160 of the sanctuary, then you bow, uh, 604 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:08,720 profoundly before the altar, because that's where the sacrifice takes place. 605 00:39:08,940 --> 00:39:11,520 And unfortunately I've seen in recent years, uh, uh, 606 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:15,760 fewer and fewer Catholics gen deflecting bowing, or, or anything, you know, 607 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:20,000 it's now, now they're, instead of acting like a Catholic and a movie theater, 608 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:22,480 they're acting like a movie theater patron in a church. 609 00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:27,520 And I think that's unfortunate because gen reflection is a powerful sign that 610 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:31,560 demonstrates that we truly believe that Jesus is present in the tabernacle, 611 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,600 that Jesus is Lord, uh, 612 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:37,240 to whom every ne must bow in heaven on earth and under the earth. 613 00:39:38,060 --> 00:39:41,720 And then we get to, uh, finally kneeling proper, you know, 614 00:39:41,720 --> 00:39:44,360 kneeling is a posture of something more than respect. 615 00:39:44,670 --> 00:39:47,560 I remember years ago in, in Los Angeles, 616 00:39:47,690 --> 00:39:50,560 up in Canada that, uh, 617 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:55,440 the bishops wanted people to stand through the consecration. Uh, 618 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,920 and you know, a lot of people kind of, uh, uh, vaulted that. And they said, 619 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:03,560 well, but it's because in our culture, we stand out of respect, right? 620 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,640 So when a judge comes into a courtroom, you stand, 621 00:40:05,820 --> 00:40:09,120 and my response to that is of course, you're showing respect, uh, 622 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:13,600 human respect to that judge for his office by standing. But the, 623 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:18,500 the only person you kneel before is God kneeling is a 624 00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:21,580 unique posture, not of respect, but of worship. 625 00:40:23,130 --> 00:40:25,960 So another time when we kneel is during the consecration, 626 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:30,600 when Jesus Christ becomes present on the altar before and after holy communion, 627 00:40:31,290 --> 00:40:31,640 uh, 628 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:36,560 we kneel because we believe that Jesus is truly present on the altar and, 629 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:40,280 and he's present in the blessed sacrament. That's what makes it holy communion, 630 00:40:41,020 --> 00:40:44,680 you know, and if you believe you're literally in the presence of Jesus himself, 631 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,360 falling to your knees is the natural thing to do. 632 00:40:48,290 --> 00:40:51,800 So we always kneel during that part of the mass and we remain kneeling until the 633 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:55,760 elements are put back in the tabernacle and the tabernacle is closed, or, 634 00:40:55,940 --> 00:40:57,080 and until the, 635 00:40:57,080 --> 00:41:01,560 the SEIA leaves the sanctuary to go back to being reserved in the 636 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:03,640 tabernacle, in the, the chapel or wherever, 637 00:41:04,620 --> 00:41:08,440 the thing is our Bo bodily attitudes are meaningful. Uh, 638 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:11,080 I tell my R CIA students, my catechumens, 639 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:15,880 these people who are preparing to receive that sacramental grand slam of baptism 640 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:17,640 first, holy communion, 641 00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:22,080 confirmational in one mass that when they approach the sanctuary to receive the 642 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:25,600 blessed sacrament they should do so with their hands folded and their eyes 643 00:41:26,430 --> 00:41:30,440 downcast. And I suppose some people think that in this day and age, 644 00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:33,400 maybe that's a little extreme, but, you know, I have to, to ask you, 645 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:37,000 would it be better to tell 'em to approach the blessed sacrament with, you know, 646 00:41:37,390 --> 00:41:40,240 eyes roaming and arms swinging? You know, 647 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:45,320 to ask the question is to answer it because the way we move our 648 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:50,320 body most reflects the state of our mind and affects the state of our 649 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:53,080 mind. If you're sitting, standing, 650 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:57,160 kneeling all at the right times and your heart isn't in it, uh, 651 00:41:57,160 --> 00:42:00,120 or if you're distracted or you're not conscious of the reason why you're doing 652 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:03,760 it in the first place, then you will lose the benefit, uh, 653 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:08,680 that those postures are meant to accomplish. And if you come on the other hand, 654 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:08,920 though, 655 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:12,520 you come into holy mass and you gen reflect towards the tabernacle because 656 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,680 you're humbly acknowledging Christ's true presence. 657 00:42:15,340 --> 00:42:19,880 And if you sit intent on listening with your whole heart, mind, and soul, 658 00:42:20,020 --> 00:42:23,640 and you stand with, with your heart focused on prayer, 659 00:42:23,780 --> 00:42:27,320 and you kneel an adoration in the presence of your savior, 660 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:31,280 then your actions are true, quote unquote, 661 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:35,760 active participation, and not just going through the motions. 662 00:42:36,460 --> 00:42:41,440 And that's no nonsense. All right. I mentioned, uh, last week, 663 00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:41,800 and again, 664 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:46,520 a couple of times today that September is especially dedicated to our lady 665 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:48,440 of sorrows also, uh, 666 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:53,000 known sometimes as the month of our lady queen of martyrs. And, um, 667 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,160 I did a DVD and an audio version of it, uh, 668 00:42:57,160 --> 00:43:01,360 but a DVD a few years back on the seven sorrows and devotion to the seven 669 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:05,560 sorrows. And if you're interested, you can go, uh, to formed.org. 670 00:43:05,980 --> 00:43:06,640 And, you know, 671 00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:09,280 if you have a formed membership or your parish has a foreign membership, 672 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:13,480 you can go there and access it for free. And if not, you can, uh, 673 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:17,440 go to pro multimedia.com and order yourself one, uh, 674 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,640 either as a download or whatever. I'm not here to do a commercial. 675 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:25,440 The point is , I did a presentation of the seven sorrows, and, um, 676 00:43:25,470 --> 00:43:30,240 I just wanted to mention it's a wonderful devotion. It's ancient devotion. Uh, 677 00:43:30,340 --> 00:43:35,120 the sorrows of Mary of course are scriptural and they are as follows. 678 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:38,840 The first is the prophecy of Simian from Luke chapter two. 679 00:43:39,190 --> 00:43:42,240 Then the flight into Egypt from Matthew chapter two, 680 00:43:42,780 --> 00:43:46,800 the loss of the child, Jesus for three days, which is from Luke two, 681 00:43:47,260 --> 00:43:51,440 the carrying of the cross, uh, you know, variously in the gospels. 682 00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:56,000 I think of John 19, um, uh, the crucifixion of Jesus, 683 00:43:57,010 --> 00:43:58,720 uh, is number five. Number six, 684 00:43:58,720 --> 00:44:03,320 Jesus is taken down from the cross and number seven, Jesus is laid in the tomb. 685 00:44:03,420 --> 00:44:07,280 Our lady was there for all of these things, 686 00:44:07,660 --> 00:44:12,560 experiencing that sorrow that pierced her soul like a 687 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:17,400 sword. It's one of my favorite images of our lady of sorrows is, um, 688 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:21,920 I think it's 19th century has a medieval feel to it. And it's our lady, 689 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,320 you know, uh, crowned, 690 00:44:23,580 --> 00:44:28,480 but with her eyes downcast and actually seven swords piercing her 691 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:30,920 immaculate heart, it is, you know, I mean, 692 00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:35,760 mean as a visual reputation representation, very powerful. And so, um, 693 00:44:36,660 --> 00:44:40,690 our lady actually appeared to, uh, 694 00:44:40,690 --> 00:44:43,210 sing tude back in the 14th century. No, no St. 695 00:44:43,210 --> 00:44:45,450 Bridget of Sweden in the 14th century, 696 00:44:45,450 --> 00:44:50,290 back in the 13th hundreds and made seven promises for those who would 697 00:44:50,290 --> 00:44:53,370 pray seven hail Marys every day in honor, 698 00:44:53,980 --> 00:44:57,730 of each of her seven sorrows, she said, 699 00:44:57,730 --> 00:44:59,770 I will grant peace to their families. 700 00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,970 They will be enlightened about the divine mysteries. 701 00:45:03,720 --> 00:45:07,290 I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work. 702 00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:08,770 Number four, 703 00:45:08,770 --> 00:45:13,170 I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the 704 00:45:13,170 --> 00:45:17,250 adorable will of my divine son or the sanctification of their souls. 705 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:22,490 Number five, I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the feral enemy, 706 00:45:22,670 --> 00:45:27,250 and I will protect them at every instant of their lives. Number six, 707 00:45:27,250 --> 00:45:29,810 I will visibly help them at the moment of their death. 708 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:35,550 They will see the face of their mother that alone 709 00:45:36,030 --> 00:45:40,270 is, is worth, uh, practicing this devotion. And number seven, 710 00:45:40,270 --> 00:45:42,910 I have obtained this grace from my divine son, 711 00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:47,870 that those who propagate this devotion to my tears and sorrows will be taken 712 00:45:48,350 --> 00:45:51,030 directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, 713 00:45:51,230 --> 00:45:53,470 since all their sins will be forgiven, 714 00:45:53,770 --> 00:45:57,670 and my son will be their eternal consolation and joy. 715 00:45:58,430 --> 00:46:01,070 Beautiful. There's also a, 716 00:46:01,180 --> 00:46:04,830 a rosary of the seven sorrows. Uh, it's also known as the, um, 717 00:46:05,260 --> 00:46:06,270 cite rosary, 718 00:46:06,270 --> 00:46:10,750 and there's a special chap of seven groups of, uh, 719 00:46:10,860 --> 00:46:12,990 hail Mary's. And, um, 720 00:46:12,990 --> 00:46:16,150 and that's also included in that presentation that I did, 721 00:46:16,150 --> 00:46:19,870 that you can go to formed.org and, and check out more about that, 722 00:46:19,870 --> 00:46:22,630 or just go online this, you know, uh, your Catholic bookstore, 723 00:46:22,630 --> 00:46:24,510 any place is gonna have, um, 724 00:46:24,610 --> 00:46:28,790 information about devotion to the seven sorrows devotion to the 725 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:32,910 Dolores as they're called of our lady. And, uh, very worthwhile, 726 00:46:33,030 --> 00:46:37,790 especially most, especially during this particular month, that is, uh, 727 00:46:37,790 --> 00:46:41,310 annually devoted to our lady of sorrows. 728 00:46:41,310 --> 00:46:43,790 And she's also known as our lady queen of martyrs. 729 00:46:43,790 --> 00:46:46,550 And it's well to remember that we, uh, 730 00:46:46,550 --> 00:46:50,270 should pray for those who are being persecuted for their Christian faith. 731 00:46:50,270 --> 00:46:53,950 There's probably, there's wide more widespread persecution, 732 00:46:53,950 --> 00:46:58,350 more people that are being, um, that are suffering for their faith today, 733 00:46:58,670 --> 00:47:02,790 right now, today, probably that at any time in our 2000 year history, 734 00:47:03,480 --> 00:47:05,710 so extremely important, uh, um, 735 00:47:06,140 --> 00:47:10,550 that we remember during this month, the martyrs that we pray for, 736 00:47:11,280 --> 00:47:11,630 uh, 737 00:47:11,630 --> 00:47:15,750 prayed to those martyrs that have been raised to the altars and pray for those 738 00:47:15,750 --> 00:47:18,470 martyrs that are suffering persecution today, 739 00:47:19,210 --> 00:47:24,190 and to be devoted to our lady, especially in her seven sorrows. 740 00:47:24,770 --> 00:47:29,110 All right. You know what? I got a couple of minutes left. I did last week. 741 00:47:29,610 --> 00:47:31,200 Um, no, a week before last, 742 00:47:31,650 --> 00:47:34,800 we did a segment on 10 memorable sayings of our Lord. 743 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:37,840 We only got through eight of them, so I'm gonna do one now, 744 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:40,960 probably another one next week, just to, uh, to round it out. Cuz I said, 745 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:45,560 I would, all right, number nine on that list was from John six, 746 00:47:45,840 --> 00:47:47,040 verse 44, 747 00:47:47,490 --> 00:47:52,120 no one can come to me unless the father who sent me draws him and I will raise 748 00:47:52,120 --> 00:47:53,760 him up on the last day. 749 00:47:53,980 --> 00:47:57,920 And those words were said in the context of our Lord's Eucharistic discourse, 750 00:47:58,120 --> 00:48:02,440 where he was insisting on his real presence in the Eucharist and it was not 751 00:48:02,440 --> 00:48:04,560 being well received as you, as you might remember, 752 00:48:04,860 --> 00:48:08,600 how can this man give us his flesh to eat? Who can listen to this? They said, 753 00:48:09,140 --> 00:48:13,760 and so this verse is, is teaching the necessity of grace that it's grace, 754 00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:18,680 that draws us by enlightening us and awakening in us a desire 755 00:48:18,860 --> 00:48:19,880 for salvation, 756 00:48:19,940 --> 00:48:24,520 but it does not compel God leaves us at perfect Liberty 757 00:48:24,970 --> 00:48:29,000 to either obey or to resist the attractions of grace. 758 00:48:29,870 --> 00:48:34,360 This is the awesome power of free will to use our free will and 759 00:48:34,360 --> 00:48:37,880 cooperation with the divine will, is the great work of this life. 760 00:48:38,500 --> 00:48:41,600 And Jesus says, if we cooperate with his grace, 761 00:48:41,650 --> 00:48:46,240 he will raise us on the last day. That's a direct reference, 762 00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:48,560 by the way, to the 11th article of the apostles creed, 763 00:48:48,560 --> 00:48:49,920 the resurrection of the body, 764 00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:55,400 he's saying that the resurrection of the body is connected to receiving his body 765 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:58,240 and blood in the holy Eucharist. 766 00:48:59,090 --> 00:49:01,750 And that's no nonsense. Um, you know, what, 767 00:49:01,750 --> 00:49:04,190 on that note I wanted to let you know, 768 00:49:04,190 --> 00:49:08,510 if you're not already aware that the United States conference of Catholic 769 00:49:08,510 --> 00:49:12,960 bishops is, is, uh, um, promoting right now, 770 00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:18,080 Eucharistic revival, they are promoting Eucharistic adoration. 771 00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:22,040 They are promoting, um, Eucharistic education. 772 00:49:22,040 --> 00:49:24,120 So that Catholics have, you know, 773 00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:27,280 really do have a grasp of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. 774 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:32,120 And this is actually in response to the fact that, uh, you know, 775 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:36,240 polling data has shown that, you know, amongst, you know, certain demographics, 776 00:49:36,370 --> 00:49:40,840 uh, like I think those born after a certain year, um, you know, 777 00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:45,600 70% of a large group of Catholics don't know the church's teaching on the real 778 00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:46,880 presence of Christ in the Eucharist, 779 00:49:46,880 --> 00:49:51,800 which is absolutely central to the Catholic faith. It, it, 780 00:49:51,800 --> 00:49:56,760 it it's a foundational, uh, doctrine. And so it's really important. And I, 781 00:49:56,760 --> 00:49:59,240 and I applaud them for, for, uh, you know, 782 00:49:59,450 --> 00:50:03,560 getting down to the business of making sure that Catholics understand that 783 00:50:03,560 --> 00:50:07,720 Christ is really present body blood soul and divinity in the holy Eucharist. 784 00:50:08,060 --> 00:50:12,320 And it's a good thing because Eucharistic adoration, uh, really, 785 00:50:12,610 --> 00:50:16,600 as we understand it today began about 800 years ago back in the middle ages. 786 00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:17,933 And, um, 787 00:50:18,060 --> 00:50:23,040 and today there are actually more Catholics spending an hour in front of the 788 00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:25,120 blessed sacrament every day, uh, 789 00:50:25,120 --> 00:50:28,160 during our time than at any time in our history. 790 00:50:28,780 --> 00:50:32,840 And that's a great thing and something that needs to be promoted, we need to, 791 00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:37,520 to, to get those numbers up, we need to spend time with our Eucharistic Lord. 792 00:50:37,700 --> 00:50:41,600 And even if, you know, if you can make it to mass one day a week, 793 00:50:41,600 --> 00:50:45,120 other than Sunday, you know, once out of obligation and once out of love, 794 00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:47,000 spend a few minutes before mass, 795 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:51,200 a few minutes after mass in the presence of our Lord in the holy Eucharist and 796 00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:53,960 see if it doesn't change your life and the lives of the people that you're 797 00:50:53,960 --> 00:50:58,040 praying for until next time I wanna say thank you so very much for being with 798 00:50:58,040 --> 00:50:59,360 us. Um, uh, 799 00:50:59,360 --> 00:51:02,720 and for everything that you do to support Virgin most powerful in our holy 800 00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:06,280 faith. Thank God richly bless you and your family.