May Jesus Christ be
praised and may his holy Mother pray for us.
The voice of the Virgin
calls us! The voice of the Virgin of Guadalupe calls us here this evening for
the celebration of her feast. The voice of the Virgin calls us!
The voice of the Virgin
called Juan Diego. Juan Diego was humble and he heard her voice. Juan Diego was
obedient and faithful and he heard her voice. Juan Diego was going to
participate in divine worship and he heard her voice. He heard her voice. He heard the voice of the Mother of God. He
heard her voice and he obeyed.
The voice of the Virgin
calls us and we want to hear her voice. I want to hear the voice of the Virgin,
because she will tell me about the Lord Jesus. The voice of the Virgin of
Guadalupe will tell us about the Lord Jesus. We want to hear her voice because
we want to know the Lord Jesus. We want to know him, because the prophets
promised him. We want to know him, because in him alone we will find salvation.
In him alone we will know the love that the Father has for us. In him alone,
our prayers and our lives will be accepted in the presence of the Father.
In our Holy Mother the
Church, we will hear the voice of the Virgin. Everywhere we can see her image.
Every home has the image of the Virgin. She has given her image to the whole
world. But only in the Church will we hear the voice of the Virgin. Only in the
Church will we hear the voice of the Virgin telling us about her Son. We must
come to the Church, each and every Sunday to hear the voice of the Virgin Mary.
We must come to the Church, each and every Sunday to hear the words of the Lord
Jesus. We must come to the Church, each and every Sunday to give praise to the
Father through his Son and in the power of the Holy Spirit. The voice of the
Virgin calls us here.
If we want to hear the
voice of the Virgin, we must listen like Juan Diego. We must be humble. Those
who are proud cannot hear the voice of the Virgin. If we want to hear the voice
of the Virgin, we must be faithful and obedient. We must be faithful to our God
and to our families. We must be obedient to the will of the Father and to our
Mother the Church. If we want to hear the voice of the Virgin, we must join in
the worship of her Son. We must offer our sacrifice of praise to the Father
each day, and not just flowers to our mother on this day.
The voice of the Virgin
calls us. The voice of the Virgin calls
us to the Church. The voice of the
Virgin tells us about the Lord Jesus and invites us to worship. If we listen to
the voice of the Virgin, she will lead us to the Kingdom of her Son. Viva la Virgin! Amen.
Preached
at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Monroe, NC
