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Fr. Campbell, “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil.4:4)

Sunday, December 11, 2016 12:42

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Fr. Campbell, “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil.4:4)

St. Augustine spoke of two cities – the City of God and the City of Man. “Two cities,” he says, “have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self. The former, in a word, glories in itself, the latter in the Lord” (City of God, Bk.14, Ch.28).

The City of God, where everything is transformed by grace, may be represented by the springtime, when life is renewed, plants spring up and flowers bloom, and the earth is clothed in beautiful garments. The City of Man, where sin abounds, may be represented by autumn, when the leaves fall from the trees, the flowers wither and die, the birds disappear, and the ground grows cold and lifeless. Those who have been born again through faith and the Sacrament of Baptism, and have persevered in God’s grace, live the supernatural life of grace in the City of God, looking forward to the eternal springtime of Heaven. The unbelievers and the unbaptized, or those who persist in the state of sin after Baptism, live in the earthly city which is cold and restless, doomed to end in eternal darkness.

Today, on Gaudete Sunday, St. Paul invites us to live in the City of God, where grace abounds: “May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus, our Lord” (Phil.4:7). “Rejoice always,” he says, “For the Lord is near.”

Tomorrow we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which falls within the Octave of the Immaculate Conception, a doctrine which was solemnly defined by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854.

In the year 1531 the missionary efforts of the Church had not achieved great success in preaching the Gospel to the native population of Mexico. But that same year, the Immaculate Virgin Mary appeared in December to the Indian, Juan Diego, giving him a message of hope and consolation for all who would call upon her. For Juan Diego, the cold winter landscape was transformed by the presence of the Queen of Heaven, and he heard the sound of angelic singing. The following account is given (www.santa.org):

“He was looking toward the east, on top of the mount, from whence came the precious celestial chant; and then it suddenly ceased and there was silence. He then heard a voice from above the mount saying to him: ‘Juanito, Juan Dieguito.’ Then he ventured and went to where he was called. He was not frightened in the least; on the contrary, overjoyed. ReadMore

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