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Greetings in Jesus and Mary…
Tomorrow starts the very powerful Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus. The Feast Day is always Shrove Tuesday - the day before Ash Wednesday which means the date changes each year. This is a Carmelite devotion that offers Reparation - therefore it is highly recommended to do. I have added a new section under "Devotions" at the top with information on the Novena and various prayers - (link for easy access). There are so many graces given to this devotion that it can not be more highly encouraged for as many to participate as possible. We need the miraculous intervention of the Most Holy Face of Jesus Devotion!
PROMISES
1) By my Holy Face you shall work miracles!
2) By my Holy Face you will obtain the conversion of many sinners!
3) Nothing that you ask in making this offering will be refused to you.
4) If you knew how pleasing the sight of My Face is to My Father.
5) As in a kingdom you can procure all you wish for with a coin marked with the King's effigy so in the Kingdom of Heaven you will obtain all you desire with the precious coin of My Holy Face.
6) Our Lord has promised me that He will imprint His divine likeness on the souls of those who honor His most Holy Countenance.
7) All those who honor My Holy Face in a spirit of reparation will, by so doing, perform the office of the pious Veronica.
8) According to the care you take in making reparation to My Face, disfigured by blasphemies, so will I take care of yours, which has been disfigured by sin. I will reprint therein My image and render it as beautiful as it was on leaving the Baptismal font.
9) Our Lord promised me that all those who defend His cause in this work of reparation, by words, by prayers, or in writing, He will defend them before His Father, at their death He will purify their souls by effacing all the blots of sins and will restore to them their primitive beauty.
The Veil of Veronica is a precious relic of the Catholic Church which is preserved and venerated at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Over the course of years, the Church has permitted certain other images of the Holy Face to be touched to this True Image in Rome and has given to the faithful who venerate them the same indulgences as if they were to kneel before the actual Veil of Veronica in Rome when it is on display. These “copies” of the actual Veil of Veronica bear a red wax seal on the lower portion of the picture. The image here is one such copy which was given to Leo Dupont (early 19th century) and before which he burned an oil lamp as a sign of his love.
The Image of the Holy Face of Jesus on the Veil of Veronica is very expressive of the love of the Heart of Jesus for us! See how much He loves us that He would allow Himself to be mistreated so! Yet the image on Veronica’s Veil also preserves the memory of the love which Veronica had for Jesus in braving an angry crowd of people hostile to Jesus. It was Our Lord’s way of showing how pleased He was with her act of courage and devotion. What will Our Lord fail to do for us if we honor Him with a like devotion? How many miracles of grace will He not perform through His Holy Face to touch our hearts and the hearts of our loved ones and draw us closer to Himself? Join us during this Novena to give Him the love and gratitude which are due to Him as our merciful Savior and Redeemer. Below is a little history but please visit the Devotions section on this website for more and for the actual Novena.
In Tours, France a young Carmelite nun, Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre (1816-1848), received a series of revelations in the 1840s from Our Lord about a powerful devotion He wished to be established worldwide – the devotion to his Holy Face.
The express purpose of this devotion was to make reparation for the blasphemies and outrages of the ‘revolutionaries’ of that time, the blasphemies of atheists, freethinkers and Masons, and for blasphemy and the profanation of Sundays by Catholics.
We read in her autobiography:
“Then He unfolded His Heart to me, concentrating therein the powers of my soul, and addressed me thus: ‘My Name is everywhere blasphemed; even little children blaspheme it.’ And He made me understand how that dreadful sin pierced and wounded His Heart more than all other crimes.
“By blasphemy, the sinner outrages Him to His Face, attacks Him openly, and pronounces upon himself his own judgment and condemnation. Blasphemy is a poisoned arrow, wounding His Divine Heart continually. He told me that He would give me a “Golden Arrow” with which to wound Him delightfully and heal the poisonous wounds caused by sin.”
Our Lord then dictated to Sr. Mary the following Golden Arrow prayer, assuring her that every time she said it, she would lovingly wound His Heart.
THE GOLDEN ARROW
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most mysterious and unutterable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, loved, adored, and glorified in Heaven, on earth and in under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.
Our Lord told Sr. Mary on March 16, 1844: “Oh if you only knew what great merit you acquire by saying even once, ‘Admirable is the Name of God!’ in the spirit of reparation for blasphemy.”
https://holyfacedevotion.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HF-Public-Work-of-Reparation-Booklet.pdf
He Will Turn the Heart of Sons to their Fathers
Gospel Reflection for February 28th, 2025
Now I am sending to you
Elijah the prophet,
Before the day of the Lord comes,
the great and terrible day;
He will turn the heart of fathers to their sons,
and the heart of sons to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike
the land with utter destruction. [1]
It is important to understand two things when our Lord gives us His teaching on marriage in today’s gospel: 1. His authority. 2. Its eschatological character. It’s also significant to remember that all prophecy found in Sacred Scripture does indeed lead to our Lord Jesus Christ. The passage above is given to Zechariah in the New Testament regarding his son St. John the Baptist—who will make straight the paths preparing the way for our Lord. In a fantastic book Saint John the Baptist: Priest, Prophet, and Martyr written by Fr. Sebastian Walshe O.PRAEM, Fr. Walshe explains what it means for John coming in the spirit and power of Elijah, “The angel Gabriel explains that the turning of the hearts of the children to their fathers means the turning of the hearts of the disobedient (the children) to the wisdom of the just (their fathers)…In other words the turning of the sons of Israel to God their Father is prepared by restoration of right relationships within their own families.”[2]
The gospel narrative for today finds Jesus once again challenged by the Pharisees who ask Him:
“Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him.”[3]
At this point, It will be meaningful to remember from last Friday’s gospel reflection Jesus’ teaching on the coming of Kingdom of God—that in His person is the sovereign authority and action of God coming to man. Jesus at the sermon on the mount sits on the seat of Moses—and from His person He now gives the law. Our Eastern Christian brothers and sisters refer to John the Baptist as “The Forerunner.” It is the forerunner who gives us understanding on what it means by the restoration of right relationships within our own families as members of the Mystical Body of Christ. Fr. Walshe reminds us regarding St. John, “he gave his life in witness to the sanctity of marriage and family.”[4]
When challenged by the Pharisees Jesus explains that the Sons of Israel desired, by the hardness of their hearts, to become disobedient to both the purpose and goodness of God’s creation, but this was not what was intended:
“But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife], and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.”[5]
Jesus’ command for our earthly journey toward God is a restoration of right relationship within our own families. In fact, the disciples are struck by Jesus’ teaching causing them to question Him. Jesus doubles down, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”[6]
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Greetings in Jesus and Mary…
Tomorrow starts the very powerful Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus. The Feast Day is always Shrove Tuesday – the day before Ash Wednesday which means the date changes each year. This is a Carmelite devotion that offers Reparation – therefore it is highly recommended to do. I have added a new section under “Devotions” at the top with information on the Novena and various prayers – (link below for easy access). There are so many graces given to this devotion that it can not be more highly encouraged for as many to participate as possible. We need the miraculous intervention of the Most Holy Face of Jesus Devotion!
PROMISES
1) By my Holy Face you shall work miracles!
2) By my Holy Face you will obtain the conversion of many sinners!
3) Nothing that you ask in making this offering will be refused to you.
4) If you knew how pleasing the sight of My Face is to My Father.
5) As in a kingdom you can procure all you wish for with a coin marked with the King’s effigy so in the Kingdom of Heaven you will obtain all you desire with the precious coin of My Holy Face.
6) Our Lord has promised me that He will imprint His divine likeness on the souls of those who honor His most Holy Countenance.
7) All those who honor My Holy Face in a spirit of reparation will, by so doing, perform the office of the pious Veronica.
8) According to the care you take in making reparation to My Face, disfigured by blasphemies, so will I take care of yours, which has been disfigured by sin. I will reprint therein My image and render it as beautiful as it was on leaving the Baptismal font.
9) Our Lord promised me that all those who defend His cause in this work of reparation, by words, by prayers, or in writing, He will defend them before His Father, at their death He will purify their souls by effacing all the blots of sins and will restore to them their primitive beauty.
The Veil of Veronica is a precious relic of the Catholic Church which is preserved and venerated at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Over the course of years, the Church has permitted certain other images of the Holy Face to be touched to this True Image in Rome and has given to the faithful who venerate them the same indulgences as if they were to kneel before the actual Veil of Veronica in Rome when it is on display. These “copies” of the actual Veil of Veronica bear a red wax seal on the lower portion of the picture. The image here is one such copy which was given to Leo Dupont (early 19th century) and before which he burned an oil lamp as a sign of his love.
The Image of the Holy Face of Jesus on the Veil of Veronica is very expressive of the love of the Heart of Jesus for us! See how much He loves us that He would allow Himself to be mistreated so! Yet the image on Veronica’s Veil also preserves the memory of the love which Veronica had for Jesus in braving an angry crowd of people hostile to Jesus. It was Our Lord’s way of showing how pleased He was with her act of courage and devotion. What will Our Lord fail to do for us if we honor Him with a like devotion? How many miracles of grace will He not perform through His Holy Face to touch our hearts and the hearts of our loved ones and draw us closer to Himself? Join us during this Novena to give Him the love and gratitude which are due to Him as our merciful Savior and Redeemer. Below is a little history but please visit the Devotions section on this website for more and for the actual Novena.
In Tours, France a young Carmelite nun, Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre (1816-1848), received a series of revelations in the 1840s from Our Lord about a powerful devotion He wished to be established worldwide – the devotion to his Holy Face.
The express purpose of this devotion was to make reparation for the blasphemies and outrages of the ‘revolutionaries’ of that time, the blasphemies of atheists, freethinkers and Masons, and for blasphemy and the profanation of Sundays by Catholics.
We read in her autobiography:
“Then He unfolded His Heart to me, concentrating therein the powers of my soul, and addressed me thus: ‘My Name is everywhere blasphemed; even little children blaspheme it.’ And He made me understand how that dreadful sin pierced and wounded His Heart more than all other crimes.
“By blasphemy, the sinner outrages Him to His Face, attacks Him openly, and pronounces upon himself his own judgment and condemnation. Blasphemy is a poisoned arrow, wounding His Divine Heart continually. He told me that He would give me a “Golden Arrow” with which to wound Him delightfully and heal the poisonous wounds caused by sin.”
Our Lord then dictated to Sr. Mary the following Golden Arrow prayer, assuring her that every time she said it, she would lovingly wound His Heart.
THE GOLDEN ARROW
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most mysterious and unutterable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, loved, adored, and glorified in Heaven, on earth and in under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.
Our Lord told Sr. Mary on March 16, 1844: “Oh if you only knew what great merit you acquire by saying even once, ‘Admirable is the Name of God!’ in the spirit of reparation for blasphemy.”
https://holyfacedevotion.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HF-Public-Work-of-Reparation-Booklet.pdf
He Will Turn the Heart of Sons to their Fathers
Gospel Reflection for February 28th, 2025
Now I am sending to you
Elijah the prophet,
Before the day of the Lord comes,
the great and terrible day;
He will turn the heart of fathers to their sons,
and the heart of sons to their fathers,
Lest I come and strike
the land with utter destruction. [1]
It is important to understand two things when our Lord gives us His teaching on marriage in today’s gospel: 1. His authority. 2. Its eschatological character. It’s also significant to remember that all prophecy found in Sacred Scripture does indeed lead to our Lord Jesus Christ. The passage above is given to Zechariah in the New Testament regarding his son St. John the Baptist—who will make straight the paths preparing the way for our Lord. In a fantastic book Saint John the Baptist: Priest, Prophet, and Martyr written by Fr. Sebastian Walshe O.PRAEM, Fr. Walshe explains what it means for John coming in the spirit and power of Elijah, “The angel Gabriel explains that the turning of the hearts of the children to their fathers means the turning of the hearts of the disobedient (the children) to the wisdom of the just (their fathers)…In other words the turning of the sons of Israel to God their Father is prepared by restoration of right relationships within their own families.”[2]
The gospel narrative for today finds Jesus once again challenged by the Pharisees who ask Him:
“Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him.”[3]
At this point, It will be meaningful to remember from last Friday’s gospel reflection Jesus’ teaching on the coming of Kingdom of God—that in His person is the sovereign authority and action of God coming to man. Jesus at the sermon on the mount sits on the seat of Moses—and from His person He now gives the law. Our Eastern Christian brothers and sisters refer to John the Baptist as “The Forerunner.” It is the forerunner who gives us understanding on what it means by the restoration of right relationships within our own families as members of the Mystical Body of Christ. Fr. Walshe reminds us regarding St. John, “he gave his life in witness to the sanctity of marriage and family.”[4]
When challenged by the Pharisees Jesus explains that the Sons of Israel desired, by the hardness of their hearts, to become disobedient to both the purpose and goodness of God’s creation, but this was not what was intended:
“But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife], and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.”[5]
Jesus’ command for our earthly journey toward God is a restoration of right relationship within our own families. In fact, the disciples are struck by Jesus’ teaching causing them to question Him. Jesus doubles down, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”[6]
”De tre vise männen” som vi brukar kalla dem. Där gick jag igenom att berättelsen om hur de kommer med sina gåvor har en klangbotten i Jesaja kapitel 60 många århundraden tidigare där det står om kungar som kommer och bär fram sina gåvor till Jerusalem (och ärar alltså Israels Gud). Dessa ska komma med guld och rökelse vilket vi ju känner igen.
Kungar?
I föreläsningen berättade jag också att denna text är bakgrunden till att man började kalla stjärntydarna kungar och att deras gåvor nog kan vara en ledtråd om att de är araber eftersom Arabien var känt för guld, rökelse och myrra.
Och i Jesaja 60 står det också att dessa gåvor kommer från… Saba. Och nu är vi framme vid dagens oväntade jultext!
Det är nämligen så att det kommit gåvor till en kung av Davids släkt från Saba tidigare. En händelse som i sin tur utgår bakgrund till Jesaja 60!
Drottningen av Saba
Det står om kung Salomo i 1 kungaboken 10 att:
Drottningen av Saba hade hört ryktet om Salomo och kom för att sätta honom på prov med svåra frågor. Hon hade med sig stora rikedomar till Jerusalem, kameler lastade med kryddor, guld i mängd och ädelstenar.
Hon kom till Salomo och talade med honom om allt hon hade tänkt på, och han gav henne svar på alla hennes frågor. Det fanns ingenting som kungen inte kände till och kunde ge besked om.
När drottningen av Saba såg all Salomos vishet, såg huset som han hade byggt och rätterna på hans bord, såg hovmännen sitta där och tjänarna i sina dräkter och munskänkarna passa upp, såg offren han frambar i Herrens hus, då blev hon andlös av häpnad.
Och hon sade till kungen: »Det var alltså sant, det jag hörde i mitt land om dig och din vishet. Jag kunde inte tro vad som berättades förrän jag kom hit och fick se det med egna ögon. Ändå hade man inte ens berättat hälften för mig, din vishet och ditt välstånd överträffar allt jag fått höra. Lyckliga dina kvinnor, och lyckliga dessa dina tjänare som ständigt får stå inför dig och lyssna till din vishet. Herren, din Gud, vare lovad, som har funnit behag i dig och satt dig på Israels tron. I sin oändliga kärlek till Israel har han gjort dig till kung, för att du skall sörja för lag och rätt.«
Och hon skänkte kungen 120 talenter guld, kryddor i mängd och ädelstenar. Så mycket kryddor som drottningen av Saba gav kung Salomo har aldrig förts in i landet sedan dess.
Hirams flotta, som hämtade guld i Ofir, hade också med sig stora mängder almugträ därifrån och ädelstenar. Av almugträet gjorde kungen utsmyckningar till Herrens hus och sitt eget hus och dessutom lyror och harpor åt sångarna. Till denna dag har så mycket almugträ aldrig införts eller skådats.
Kung Salomo gav i gengäld drottningen av Saba allt hon önskade och därutöver gåvor värdiga en kung som Salomo. Sedan vände hon hem till sitt land igen med sina tjänare.
Likheter
Vi kan lägga märke till några saker. Salomo var känd för sin vishet och den ses i bibeln som en gåva från Gud. Här kommer nu alltså en kunglighet från annat land och ger sitt erkännande till kungen i Jerusalem och det är också ett erkännande av deras Gud som gett denna vishet.
Det står om guld, som jag markerat i texten, men också om almugträ. Det ordet säger inte oss så mycket men samma trä är också känt som sandelträ vilket används till rökelse. Guld och rökelse finns alltså här, och även kungligheter som färdas till Jerusalem, allt precis som i Jesaja 60.
För oss som tänker på stjärntydarna och Jesusbarnet lägger vi också märke till orden om att hon vände tillbaka till sitt land efter mötet med kungen.
Salomo och Jesus
Men kung Salomo har väl inget med Jesusbarnet att göra? Jo det uppenbaraste svaret är att Salomo är just ”Davids son”. Jesus är också Davids son (i betydelsen av ättling 1000 år senare).
Men det vi brukar förknippa Salomo med är att han vara vis, vilket visar sig i texten ovan. Det finns ännu en text där Salomo får önska vad han vill av Gud och då väljer han inte rikedom eller ära utan just VISHET. Det är en akt av ödmjukhet att önska så. Och en livsinriktning av att försöka urskilja Guds goda vilja för allt snarare än sin egen.
Även detta känner vi igen i Jesus. När han frestades i öknen av djävulen och till slut förstås på korset vägrar han tänka på vad som gynnar honom själv utan söker Guds vilja.
Jesus är större än Salomo
Precis vid bibelns början gör Adam och Eva motsatt val då de vägrar lyssna på Guds vilja och äter frukten. Så både Salomo och Jesus ger prov på att välja den väg människan borde valt. Sedan är Salomo en ambivalent figur som gör många saker för att befästa sin makt och till slut blir ledd vilse från vishetens väg men Jesus älskar de sina till slutet.
Läsningar: Syr 6:5–17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34–35; Mark 10:1–12.
Kära bröder och systrar
I dagens evangelium inskärper Jesus äktenskapets oupplöslighet. ”Därför skall en man lämna sin far och sin mor för att leva med sin hustru, och de två skall bli ett. (…) Vad Gud har fogat samman får människan alltså inte skilja åt.” (Mark 10:7-8) Katolska Kyrkan är det enda kristna samfund där giltigt ingångna äktenskap mellan en döpt man och en döpt kvinna betraktas som helt och hållet oupplösliga, och där omgifte således är helt omöjligt. T.o.m. de ortodoxa kyrkorna tillåter omgifte under vissa förutsättningar, utan att tidigare äktenskap dessförinnan måste ogiltigförklaras. Detta medför två viktiga konsekvenser. För det första så gäller det att noga urskilja vem man ska gifta sig med. Och när man väl har gift sig, då gäller det att tveklöst hålla fast vid varandra oavsett vad som händer.
Något mycket grundläggande för allt detta är att till att börja med odla goda vänskaper, som vi hörde om i dagens första läsning ur Syraks bok. ”En trogen vän är ett starkt värn. Att finna en sådan är att finna en skatt. (…) Den gudfruktige väljer sina vänner rätt, ty de som står honom nära liknar honom själv.” (Syr 6:14, 17) När man är ung behöver man inte ha bråttom att omedelbart hitta den man ska gifta sig med. Det bästa är att ha många sunda vänskapsrelationer med personer av båda könen, framförallt med andra katoliker, där man tillsammans hjälper varandra att växa som människor och komma närmre Gud. Sådana vänskapsrelationer mår man alltid gott av, och man kan aldrig få för många av dem. Och om det visar sig att någon sådan vänskapsrelation med en person av det motsatta könet så småningom utvecklas till en kärleksrelation som ligger till grund för ett äktenskap, då har man redan lagt den bästa tänkbara grunden för en sådan livslång relation också. Och när man har varit gifta länge och de romantiska känslorna börjar svalna, då gäller det att ständigt väcka liv i den grundläggande vänskapsrelationen, och med Guds hjälp anstränga sig för att älska sin make eller maka med en självutgivande kärlek i ord och handling, på ett språk som den andre förstår och uppskattar. Äkta kärlek är inte någonting som man utsätts för utan någonting som man bestämmer sig för, och därför kan också Gud befalla oss att älska honom och varandra.
Men när man ser på skilsmässostatistiken i dagens svenska samhälle, där ungefär vartannat äktenskap slutar i skilsmässa, då förstår man att det ändp inte är helt lätt att hålla ihop i nöd och i lust i alla sina livsdagar. I Matteusevangeliets version av detta bibelställe kommenterar lärjungarna allvaret i detta med att säga: ”Om mannens ställning till hustrun är sådan är det bäst att inte gifta sig.” (Matt 19:10) Jesus svarar med att påpeka att äktenskapet trots allt inte är för alla, och nämner framförallt möjligheten att bli kallad av Gud att frivilligt avstå från äktenskapet för himmelrikets skull, och att ”Den som kan må tillägna sig detta.” (Matt 19:12)
Låt oss be om nåden att de som är kallade till äktenskapet blir vägledda av Gud att hitta den rätta, och på vägen dit odla många sunda vänskapsrelationer med personer av båda könen. Låt oss också be för alla gifta par, att deras kärlek till varandra ständigt får förnyas så att de blir trogna varandra livet ut. Och låt oss också be för dem som
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