Today’s Reading has many “Hidden Prophecies” telling us to: “Be Catholic!” Zechariah 9:9-10 begins:
“Thus says The LORD: ‘Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion, shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your King shall come to you; a just savior is He, meek and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass.'” That Prophecy was fulfilled in Mark 11:2,Luke 19:30, and John 12:14.
Then, a “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” tells us what Jesus will do! “He shall banish the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; the warrior’s bow shall be banished, and He shall proclaim peace to the Nations.” That is predicts of how Catholics would not let greed for wealth and status keep us from “Loving God and our neighbors as ourselves.”
The next “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” from The Old Testament: “His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.”, predicts the global success of The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Spoken Into Being by The Church-Creating Word of He Who Fulfilled the Prophecies to His First Catholic Pope: “And I say unto you: ‘Thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.'”
Then, Psalm 149: 1-2, 8-11 & 13-14 is a “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” of every faithful Catholic gratefully saying with heartfelt gratitude: “I will praise Your Name for ever, my King and My God.” Catholics “praise His Name”, rather than our own!
Catholics most clearly see the greatness of Jesus. We “bless His Name forever and ever… Every day, I will bless You, and I will praise Your Name forever and ever… and Catholics are blessed to know: “The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness.” That is a “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” of the “Absolution” we receive after “Confessing” our sins to every Catholic priest who has been Ordained with this Holy Power in John 20:23 for 2,000 years: ‘Those whose sins you forgive on earth are forgiven in Heaven.‘ Can there be a greater “kindness”?
“The LORD is good to all, and compassionate toward all His works… Let all Your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let Your faithful ones bless you… Let them discourse of the glory of Your Kingdom and speak of Your might… The LORD lifts up all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down…” That is a “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” foretelling that Catholics would kneel during the Sacrifice of every Catholic Mass for 2,000 years!
Then, Today’s Reading #2, from Romans 8-9, 11-13, fills every Catholic with joy! “Brothers and sisters: ‘You are not of the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the Spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him.’“ That is a “Hidden Catholic Prophecy” calling all who hear and understand to Catholic Communion! Jesus made that clear when He repeated 12 times in the last half of John 6 and twice more at His Last Supper: “If you do not eat My Body and drink My Blood, you do not have life in you.”
More “Hidden Catholic Prophecies” are in Today’s “Alleluia”: “Blessed are you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones (grateful Catholics!) the mysteries of The Kingdom.”
In Matthew 11:25-30, “… Jesus exclaimed: ‘I give praise to You, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to little ones.” Catholics know! We are His “little ones”! There is no greater joy on earth than to be named in His “Hidden Catholic Prophecy”!
It gets better for Catholics! “Yes, Father, such has been Your gracious will. All things have been handed over to Me by My Father. No one knows The Son except The Father, and no one knows The Father except the Son and anyone to whom The Son wishes to reveal Him.” We Catholics are blessed to be among those to whom God has Chosen to “reveal His Son” in The Seven Catholic Sacraments that are among “the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven”!
May all be blessed to understand the purpose of every human life: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Taky My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.'”
Catholics are blessed to think more and more and more about the meaning of “light”!
“Being Catholic” is easier than ever for we who are blessed with the internet, computers, and cell phones. We live in Connection With God by seeing Him as “The Loving Programmer”. We easily understand that The Holy Spirit downloaded “The Creation Program” to make way for The Word of God, The Creation Program in Human Form.
He showed His Love for us by Fulfilling The Messianic Prophecies that predicted His Coming to earth. It is hard to not use a computer and refuse to see God as “The Loving Programmer” Who also Programmed all of us who Program.”
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Today’s Simple Rhyme: “Be bright! Be light! / Be Catholic day and night!”
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