Monday Musings - Arm Yourselves!

 We are at war!

We have always been at war with an enemy not ordinarily visible to our naked and sinful eyes… a spiritual war…a fight for our eternal souls!

Yet millions of souls do not realize this!

This spiritual war, on-going since the onset of creation, has now manifested itself in the physical plain as evidenced by the chaos and hatred present throughout our world – a world which, for the most part, has rejected its Creator and abandoned His commandments.

No one fights this kind of war successfully without adequate spiritual armaments – the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the frequent reception of the Holy Communion and the Sacraments (especially confession), regular participation in Eucharistic Adoration, prayer throughout the day (daily rosary a must), fasting, mortification, and the use of sacramentals (including such blessed items as holy water, medals, scapulars, blessed salt, crucifixes and candles).

How tragic it is that access to many of these weapons has been drastically curtailed since the onset of the current pandemic. Rare have been the exhortations to arm ourselves spiritually, to place our trust in the God who gave us these weapons, and to put aside blind and faithless fear.

Why one is even hard pressed to find holy water to use in one’s home – this among one of the most powerful sacramentals against the evil one (who HATES it) and an essential armament in this spiritual combat.

Although our Almighty God has assured us that in the end, Satan will not prevail, countless souls will be lost because they were not encouraged, or were unable to, properly arm themselves for this battle.

You may want to consider adding this Litany for America (composed by a fellow Lay Dominican) to your daily prayer routine.

It's time to unlock the doors and pass out the ammunition!