Showing posts with label 2 Chr 24:17-25. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2 Chr 24:17-25. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Saint Ignatius of Loyola: "do everything for the glory of God"

... I try to please everyone in every way, not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, that they may be saved.
-- 1 Cor 10:31-11:1

From Saint Ignatius of Loyola:

"Do not swear whether by the Creator, or any creature, except truthfully, of necessity, and with reverence" (Spiritual Exercises, 38).
-- CCC 2164

Every good Christian ought to be more ready to give a favorable interpretation to another's statement than to condemn it. But if he cannot do so, let him ask how the other understands it. And if the latter understands it badly, let the former correct him with love. If that does not suffice, let the Christian try all suitable ways to bring the other to a correct interpretation so that he may be saved.
-- CCC 2478

Saturday, June 19, 2010

"They forsook the temple of the LORD"

seek first the Kingdom of God
-- 2 Chr 24:17-25, Mt 6:24-34

In the sacramental economy the Holy Spirit fulfills what was prefigured in the Old Covenant. Since Christ's Church was "prepared in marvelous fashion in the history of the people of Israel and in the Old Covenant," the Church's liturgy has retained certain elements of the worship of the Old Covenant as integral and irreplaceable, adopting them as her own:

-notably, reading the Old Testament;

-praying the Psalms;

-above all, recalling the saving events and significant realities which have found their fulfillment in the mystery of Christ (promise and covenant, Exodus and Passover, kingdom and temple, exile and return).
-- CCC 1093

The Holy Spirit's transforming power in the liturgy hastens the coming of the kingdom and the consummation of the mystery of salvation. While we wait in hope he causes us really to anticipate the fullness of communion with the Holy Trinity. Sent by the Father who hears the epiclesis of the Church, the Spirit gives life to those who accept him and is, even now, the "guarantee" of their inheritance.
-- CCC 1107