The Catholic Message Board

158. Mary pray with us Marian worship is at the service of the Trinity and for the people. The recognition of Mary’s grace in our world and especially her relationship to Jesus should lead us to cry out with joy, to accept God as she did and then to do the will of the Trinity. Hail Mary, full of gra...

157. Behold Mary Mary and all the saints help us to stay on the road of faith through their experience. Jesus offers us to behold Mary as our Mother. Let’s recognize her as Mother of God: “Standing by the cross of Jesus was his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Mag...

156. Faith in Jesus Have we discovered God’s Love in our hearts? Isn’t it the best way to help our neighbour to let God simply pass through our heart, to ignite it? Jesus will guide us and show us what we are called to become: “Here comes with power the Lord God, who rules by his strong arm; here is...

155. God is present Here’s a testimony of people who have allowed the Lord to establish himself in their lives. People flourish, they enter a new life, in the eternal promise. Even the unfortunate will live in joy: “The deaf shall hear the words of the book; And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes o...

154. Jesus is here After choosing Jesus as a friend, we have the opportunity to welcome him as a teacher. It’s difficult to trust God with everything we hear, what they suggest in the world, but it’s up to us to create a relationship with him. Let’s verify by ourselves and with competent people, ver...

151. United to him forever We can say to God: “Lead me in the path of your commands, for that is my delight. Direct my heart toward your decrees and away from unjust gain.” Psalm 119, verses 35 to 36 May our heart look toward the Heart of God and not on the side of lusts, illusions, the “mundane” of...

150. Foundation of faith Sometimes we think that we have to do many things and find solutions to be accepted by God. But it’s much simpler. Let’s just ask him to help us find him. Let’s just accept him in our lives by saying, “Yes, Lord, I want it, be my Lord, my guide and my master. I want to follo...

149. The call we receive Sometimes we have ups and downs. Our life is not always in a straight line. There are sometimes curved lines. And we know that we can wander far before a return to the natural base of life offered by God. In society as in the Church, it is similar, their members live ups and...

148. Connected to the source God has a mission for us: Now the Lord speaks, he who has fashioned me from the bosom of my mother to be his servant, that I bring Jacob back to him, that I will gather him Israel. “I am made glorious in the sight of the Lord, and my God is now my strength!” Isaiah, chap...

147. His plan of Love “Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name.” Isaiah, chapter 49, verse 1 At the beginning of our existence, when we are in the womb, and even before we find ourselves there, the Lord calls us to him...

146. Delight the hearts of the people To begin a mission for us and for humanity, we start with Jesus. He is the cause, the reason and the purpose for the Mission. To accomplish it, there is only one solution, that Jesus be our Lord and Saviour, our Master. If we want to help the world to improve, t...

145. Jesus leads us to salvation We go and come from different places, but: “Jesus is resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem.” Luke, chapter 9, verse 51 Jesus could have simply followed the road to Jerusalem like many people every day. However, he embarked on the road with a mission, the only...

144. Path to holiness This sentence can make us think of all those who dare to recognize that God is their only possible path to holiness: “‘Come! let us go to implore the favour of the Lord’; and, ‘I too will go to seek the Lord.’” Zechariah, chapter 8, verse 21 Me, whatever the case, I will seek t...

143. The Lord is with us Jesus Loves us, he doesn’t force anyone and he sets us free. Jesus accepts what we want and he will not give more than we ask. Freely, if our request is not precise, we risk finding ourselves with very little. Sometimes we ask, but we don’t believe in it. Sometimes we want t...

142. The dawn of the new day The fire of earth [Jesus in our heart] shines in heaven. It enlightens all those who take refuge in God, welcome him and accept to live with his light. To the young people gathered in Rome in 2000, Pope John Paul II said of Jesus: “He is the beauty to which you are so at...

141. Our thanksgiving to Jesus The light illuminates our way when we are driving. It would be very risky to venture on a road at night without headlights on. We may not get very far. And the danger of damage and injury is great. This is what happens in our lives when we do not give God the leisure t...

140. Peace promised by Jesus This sentence reminds us that God is here: “He will be gracious to you when you cry out, as soon as he hears he will answer you.” Isaiah, chapter 30, verse 19b God answers us as soon as we cry. This is the sign that he is close. When we have enough, when we stop wanting ...

139. God is here, let’s trust! Sometimes, to come back to God, we think we have to cry out, because suffering holds us and doesn’t let us go. But we don’t have to scream. Shouting is a sign that we have gone too far. We have moved away from God. God is here, let’s trust! God chases us with his Love!...

138. Love finds its source in God This passage is clear: “The natural person does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God.” 1 Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 14 The person who only relies on his strengths and abilities is like a discount battery rapidly losing energy. He is not aware of what God...

137. We develop healthy and holy ways Paul also invites us to a relationship with God: “We have not received the spirit of the world [wordly] but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given to us by God.” 1 Corinthians, chapter 2, verse 12 The Spirit we receive is ...