Wednesday 21 July 2010

From the parish newsletter this week.

EVEN IF WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE THE HOLY FATHER WHILE HE IS HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WE WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE VISIT ON TELEVISION AND IT WOULD BE GOOD TO PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT AND THE SPIRITUAL FRUIT OF HIS VISIT - WHICH AT ITS SIMPLEST IS TO BRING SOULS INTO THE CHURCH AND THUS TO KNOW AND LOVE OUR LORD AND COME ONE DAY TO THE JOY OF HEAVEN. THE FORCES OF DARKNESS ARE ALREADY PREPARING TO USE THE VISIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ATTACKS ON HIM AND ON OUR FAITH. WE SEE THIS FROM CERTAIN GROUPS CLAIMING TO SPEAK FOR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM - A FALSE LIBERTY, OF COURSE, ONE THAT WOULD GIVE FREEDOM FOR THE EXPRESSION OF EVERY PERVERSE VIEW ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH - EXCEPT THE TRUTH OF CATHOLICISM! WE MUST ALSO BE ON OUR GUARD WHEN WATCHING THE TELEVISION OR OTHER “NEWS” MEDIA FOR THEY OFTEN GIVE A FALSE VIEW OF THE FACTS OF THE FAITH AND MISREPRESENT THE WORDS OF OUR HOLY FATHER. WE WILL PRAY EACH DAY AT MASS AND ALSO MAKE A SPECIAL INTENTION AT THE NOVENA - I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME ON THURSDAY EVENING BETWEEN NOW AND THE PAPAL VISIT AND GIVE PRAYER SUPPORT TO OUR HOLY FATHER, POPE BENEDICT. AD MULTOS ANNOS!

1 comment:

jean said...

Dear Fr.Simon.

So glad to see that somebody in the church realizes that the forces of darkness do exist and that the Holy Father needs all our love and especially our prayers at this trying time in his pontificate!

Thankyou!