The West, post war, was weary of fighting and it was enjoying the greatest material boom ever in 1950. Ears weren't open to Sheen because the Prince of this world was in full swing seducing people into believing they could have everything they wanted at no cost. The great Muslim invasion had not yet begun; focus was on Jewish resettlement in Israel and the chasing of money however it could be made. Even today people refuse to accept the fact that Muslims think nothing of lying and cheating us dhimmis because it is in the Koran, which they take far more seriously than we do the Bible. By his life of self-renunciation and focus on our true purpose of existence, Sheen was able to see everything clearly, but no one wanted to heed his voice in this matter.
"Do you feel unworthy to Receive Holy Communion? You should. You are unworthy. We are all unworthy. Knowing your unworthiness is a sign that you have a healthy spiritual life and proper disposition for receiving Holy Communion... Though we are all unworthy of such a great gift, our Retreat Master [St. Peter Julian Eymard] is very clear that the only thing that should keep us from Holy Communion is mortal sin." (Excerpt from 30 Day Eucharistic Revival - A Retreat with St. Peter Julian Eymard by Father Donald H. Calloway, MIC)
I am finding Father Calloway's "retreat" to be very fruitful and highly recommend this book to all. Here is an excerpt: “While the devil definitely wants you to sin and offend God and his love, the devil knows well that the only thing that can bring you true happiness in this life and everlasting joy in the next, is the Holy Eucharist. It is for this reason that the devil's primary tactic of bringing souls to ruin is to estrange them from the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the key to happiness and true life in God. The devil doesn't want you to go to heaven. He wants you to go to hell. The devil knows that if he can get you to doubt the Real Presence, it is very likely that you will eventually fall away from believing in sin, hell and the devil himself. He knows that to walk away from the Eucharist is to walk away from life. To abandon belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist is to lack trust in God's merciful love and plan for your salvation. T
This is not just another Friday. This is Good Friday. Will that fact make any difference in the way we live this day? For far too many of us, today will likely pass much like any other Friday - a mad rush to get to the weekend with little thought of He Who made us and whose sacrificial and brutal death redeemed us. Where is our gratitude? Unforgettable (Source: Wikimedia Commons ) This the day so long foretold This the day of justice lacking This the day of man’s ingratitude This the day of cowardice and fear
The West, post war, was weary of fighting and it was enjoying the greatest material boom ever in 1950. Ears weren't open to Sheen because the Prince of this world was in full swing seducing people into believing they could have everything they wanted at no cost. The great Muslim invasion had not yet begun; focus was on Jewish resettlement in Israel and the chasing of money however it could be made. Even today people refuse to accept the fact that Muslims think nothing of lying and cheating us dhimmis because it is in the Koran, which they take far more seriously than we do the Bible. By his life of self-renunciation and focus on our true purpose of existence, Sheen was able to see everything clearly, but no one wanted to heed his voice in this matter.
ReplyDeleteRight on target once again Barb. Sad that many still refuse to hear his voice,
DeleteWow, just wow.
ReplyDelete"How different our Church and the world might be today had we listened to a tenth of what he shared"
So true. So sad. Wow.