May Jesus Christ be praised and may his holy Mother pray for
us.
In every celebration of the Eucharist, we encounter the love
of Jesus Christ. We enter into his
radiant glory. We are called by the
radiant glory of Jesus Christ. We are
called to believe in faith, to live in love, and ultimately to die in
hope. We believe in faith and live in
love and hopefully die in the hope of the glory that is to be revealed in us. We are called by the radiant glory of Jesus
Christ to the Kingdom of Heaven. We are
called to be saints. That is our
vocation and our destiny: to be saints in the glory of heaven. We have been called, dear brothers and sisters,
by the radiant glory of Jesus Christ.
We shall be purified, dear brothers and sisters, by the
radiant glory of Jesus Christ. It is the
love of Christ that purifies us. It is
the love of Christ at work within us that burns away the darkness of sin. It is the purifying love of Jesus Christ that
purges the stains of sin from our baptismal garments. It is the love of Jesus Christ that purifies
us even when the days of our life on earth have come to an end. The radiant glory of Jesus Christ continues
the work of purification so that we can fully embrace the glory of heaven. And the radiant glory of Jesus Christ invites
the members of the Church militant on earth, and the saints of the Church
triumphant in heaven to come to the aid of the members of the Church penitent
undergoing purification. We share in the
purifying work of the love of Christ when we offer our prayers and sacrifices
for the faithful departed. We offer our
prayers and sacrifices for our brothers and sisters who have died so that they
may fully embrace the love God has for them.
They shall be purified and we shall be purified by the radiant glory of
Jesus Christ.
We have been called and we shall be purified. We shall become
holy, in this life and the next, by the radiant glory of Jesus Christ shining
on us and shining through us. We have
been called and we shall be purified, but above all, dear brothers and sisters,
we shall be glorified by the radiant glory of Jesus Christ.
From the foundation of the world, our loving Father has chosen
us to share the likeness and the glory of his Son. In the radiant glory of Jesus Christ we are
called to the Kingdom of heaven. Through
the radiant glory of Jesus Christ we are purified, and our brothers and sisters
who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again are purified. We are made ready to enter the wedding feast
of heaven. We shall be glorified in the
radiant glory of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Preached at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church, Monroe, NC
