Catholic Charasmatic Renewal is a Ecumenical movement, a gift of the Holyspirit to unite the Body of Christ.

John 17:21

That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

Ecumenusm or unity in the Body of Christ is the gift of the Holyspirit.The Body of Christ can not be torn in to pieces but all the gifts of the Holyspirit are used to build the one body of Christ. If there is division or differences then it is a clear indication that the very thought or the activity is not from the Lord.

Human Knowledge always contradicts the Wisdom of God. Wisdom is the gift of the Holyspirit and human knowledge is gathered through human intellectual. When ministers of God lack the Wisdom of the Holyspirit and use the Human intellectualism in any work of God, they fall in to Error. Church recognises and reconciles all these Errors repeatedly in humility and prayer.
The Body of Christ is in the unity of People and not in the systems or texts or procedures. When Christians fall apart of the Works of Unity of Christ , it is a clear influence of the Evil. When people have division , it is time to be still and invite the Holyspirit in the situation with reconciliation and prayer.

What is Unity? Unity is one thought and one mind and heart. The thought , mind & heart comes from understanding of heart. The understanding of Heart is purely a gift of God.This gift can not be developed by human education or descipline but a purely gift of Wisdom.King Solomin asked for this understanding of the heart. This understanding reveals all the hidden mysteries of the Kingdom of God.

Catholic Charasmatic Renewal is one of the Catholic movement which unites various human thoughts in to one divine thought and heart. All ways of God must be descerned through written texts of the Scriptures and tradition, and by the inspiration and promptings of the Holyspirit. The only study of the Word of God, brings error in understanding the Scriptures because the Scriptures must be understood by the inspiration of the Spirit, in which it has been Written or preached .The renewed Catholics have experienced the Lord in the form of Holyspirit and built a personal relationship through their Worship, Scriptures, Prayer and Eucharist. This fraternal understanding enables them to see the errors of the Church and bring all the communities in to one Ecumenical Community .

More and more Ecumenical Communities must be formed by the faithful to unite the Church. These communities share the Common Worship and respect to each other’s devotions and beliefes. Ecumenism is the highest gift of the Holyspirit and one of the Beattitudes of Jesus. If we say we are with the Lord and hate our brother then we must realise that there is still something is lacking in our Salvation. Let us reflect the Song of David in Psalm133 , When Israel was united in oneness when David was crowned as King of Israel: Psalm 133
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe. 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Mary, Mother of Jesus Introduces Christ to the World in the Wedding Feast in Cana

Today’s Readings:

Isaiah 62:1-5
Ps 96:1-3, 7-10
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
John 2:1-11
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Mary mother of Jesus introduces Christ to the World at the Wedding Feast at Cana. If we reflect this story , we see Jesus was prompted by Mary to reach out to the Family who had run out of resources at a very important family occasion the Wedding. We see a divine and human relationship between Mary and Jesus. At Mary’s intercession for a divine intervention , Jesus figures her as Human or Woman. But as a Son of a Mother obeys her in human obedience. Church recognises Mother Mary as Mother of God. Other Christian denomonations do not recognise Mother Mary as Mother of God but only a Biological Mother of Jesus. The Salvation was achieved by Jesus not through the Divinity but in Human Obedience. All Jesus activities were acheived in Human power but without SIN. Jesus was glorified only after his ascention and received his original position in the Holy Trinity and Jesus was glorified in Human Body.

Mother Mary plays a very important role in the Salvation Plan. Mary obeys God by her Yes and takes care of Jesus for 33 years by passing on the love of God and prepares him to the proclamation of the Kingdom of God.Jesus was underground and not in public for 33 years .At the Wedding at Cana , she says to her Son through her request that it is time for the proclamation of the Gospel. Mary gives a little push to Jesus to reveal his divine nature. In this context Jesus was a Novice but Mary says it is time of Vindication. Mary tells Jesus , it is time to acheive Salvation.

Jesus infact was waiting for a sign from Mary and he gets that Sign from Mary and begins his Proclamation of the Kingdom of God. Mother Mary is an integral part of Jesus so where there is Mary, there is Jesus and in Jesus there is Mary.

The New Wine represents the abundant or eternal life in Jesus. If we trust Jesus and invite him in our life as freind and guest and dine with him in freindship , he will transform our life with abundant gifts of the Holyspirit. Holyspirit is the New Wine.When a person drinks the Wine , the spirit enhances and brings merry and cheers to the Crowd ( Not being drunk ) When a person drinks the Holyspirit , he manifests with various gifts and fruites of the Holyspirit which works for Salvation.If we reflect on the New Wine, Jesus is the giver of New Wine and turns the old Wine of the Law and it’s traditions. By making people to drink the New Wine, Jesus proclaims the New Law the Gospel.

Family & Wedding plays a very important role in this story because the nature of God is family life. Jesus is the divine bridegroom of every heart , God lives among family of people. Holy Trinity is a Divine Family , Father , Son and Holyspirit share the love with each other.The sharing of love is primary goal of Jesus and he shares his love by performing the miracle in a Family.

If we take this story as an example in our family life and make Jesus our guest, freind, Bridegroom, we never run short of the love of God in our family life. Mother Mary becomes the host to introduce Jesus in our family.Rosary is the perfect devotion to reflect the Luminious second mystery and invite Jesus and Mary in our family life.

ECUMENICAL – UNITY IN THE CHURCH

UNITY IS THE GIFT OF THE HOLYSPIRIT. WHEN GOD APPEARED SOLOMON IN A VISION , SOLOMON ASKED NOT FOR KNOWLEDGE OR SUPREMACY BUT A UNDERSTANDING HEART. IF A PERSON HAS UNDERSTANDING HEART AND MIND , HE CAN BE CALLED A PERFECT MAN OR WOMAN ON THIS EARTH. WISDOM OF GOD IS NOT A PRODUCT BUT AN ACTIVITY OF UNDERSTANDING.

TO UNITE WITH OTHERS ONE MUST UNITE WITH GOD AND HIMSELF.THE SPIRIT IF GOD DWELLS WITH EVERY HUMAN, IF WE POSSESS HIS SPIRIT , IT IS EASIER FOR US TO RELATE WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME SPIRIT BUT IF SOMEONE DOES NOT POSSESS THE SPIRIT OF GOD , THERE WILL BE DIVISIONS DUE TO DIFFERENCE IN VALUES OF LIFE.ALL OUR VALUES COME FROM THE SPIRIT WE POSSESS IN OUR LIVES, EVERY SPIRIT IS THE RESULT OF OUR BELIEFE. THERE FORE WE MUST BE CAREFUL IN THINGS WHICH CONVINCE US TO BELIEVE.IT CAN BE ANY THEORIES LIKE EVOLUTION SO ON, THESE KIND OF THEORIES WHICH ARE HALF TRUTH AND THE BEGINMING OF THESE THEORIES ARE MISSING AND THESE THEORIES HANGING ON ILLUSIONS AND IMAGINATION. THESE KIND OF BELIEVES CAUSE CONFUSION DUE TO THE HALF TRUTH.

THE WISDOM OF GOD OR HOLYSPIRIT IS THE ETERNAL TRUTH AND REVEALS THE FULLNESS OF THE TRUTH ,THIS WORLD AND OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. THE WISDOM OF GOD IS AN ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THINGS IN A SUPERNATURAL REVELATION. THIS IS PURELY A GIFT OF GOD , FOR THOSE WHO SEEK HIS SALVATION.

ROSARY

ROSARY:

Rosary is repeatation of Scriptures with the mysteries of the Kingdom of God , putting Mary at the centre of this devotion. The meaning of Rosary is Garland of Roses. In the Rosay we meditate the Lord’s Prayer, I believe the Nicene Creed, the greetings of Angel Gabriel Hail Mary , Litany of our Lady Loreto, Fatima Prayer and Salve Regina Hail Holy Queen.

There are four type of mysteries of the Kingdom of God, Sorrowful, Joyful, Glorious and Luminous mysteries.

In the Salvation plan Mother Mary plays a role in the incarnation of Jesus on this Earth. Mary has a story of her Son Jesus to tell to the Mankind which the Gospel writers captured in various parts of Jesus life. Rosary to be listened with the Words of Mary about her Son Jesus which she pondered in her heart. As we recite the Hail Mary’s we invoke Mary in the Salvation Story to reveal the mysteries of the life of Jesus and the plan of Salvation. We can say we see Jesus in the Eyes of Mary.

When Mary reveals the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, the mysteries no more remain mysteries because we reveive the revelation through Mary.Mother Mary’s interpretations are so important because she is the only individual who can reveal Jesus as a whole to the Mankind. Mary becomes the eyes of the Gospel.These devotions are basicaly developed by Dominicans . St.Dominic received the revelations through Mary the Mysteries of the Gospel of Mary the Rosary. This Gospel is not merely in Words or texts but a conteplative and meditative experience. Thus Rosary becomes a prayer of intercession to build the Kingdom of God. People have gone to Heaven only by reciting the Rosaries.

For Many poor and innocent people , the Word of God or even Eucharist devotions were beyond their understanding ,and at this time Mary reveals the reflections of those Gospel mysteries in simplified form of human traditional beads of counting by repeatation and reflection of the Word of God.

God looks at the faith of People in Son Jesus, if this expression is manifested in any form or ritual or education , the avenues are only the signs but the content is behind the symbols and signs which is faith and love of Jesus.

Rosary is a powerful weapon of the people who are poor in Spirit and this simple faith lives in simple families in their family prayer. Catholics do not begin any Work without Reflecting the Rosary.

The educated or theoligeans or Priests must humble down to reflect Rosary to understand the deeper meaning of the Word of God, which only Mother Mary can reveal to thise reflect the Rosary.

Intercession

Intercession:

Intercession is a gift of Faith. , faith is the trusting relationship with Jesus. When a person is connected with Jesus in one to one relationship, a unique mutual trust builds up between God and Man. This is the biginning of faith. Faith develops God’s love the Holyspirit in Human Heart. Holyspirit puts a burden or will of God in human spirit and this activity is the first step of Intercession.

The signs of God’s Will or Burdens are manifested in divine qualities like pity, Compassion, Mercy, urging love and charity. When we feel sorry for another human, it is a sign of the Burden or Will of God manifested in our life. At this particular moment, if we exercise our faith or our trusting relationship with God in a prayer request , it is called simultaneous Intercession.

To increase our faith in our Intercession we can pick an incident in the Scriptures and relate our prayer request with God’s incident and our prayer turns in to the prayer of God. Eucharist is the centre and extreme level of Intercession. When we offer our requests in to bread and Wine , at the Consecration Jesus turns them in his own body and Blood by sacrificing his life to the cause of the intercession.

Praise and Worship is third method of Intercession.When we praise and thank God and acknowledge our weaknesses, we come to the presence of God in Worship and enter in to the Holy of Holies. At this time we face God one to one in Spirit and the Lord of Heaven and Earth speaks to us in Spirit through his Burdens or the Will of his Spirit. The Will of God is always of the completion or implementation of God’s Salvation Plan on this Earth. This ministry is Intercessory Ministry. Jesus is the Chief intercessor who is interceding by speaking or putting burden or will to all who have accepted him and his plan of Salvation. So Intercession is Heavenly or only for those already saved from Sin and death and living in the Kingdom of God on this Earth.

We see some people pray and immediately God listens to them , these are the one whom God has put his seal of the Holyspirit . Holyspirit is God himself. When a person fully in union with the Holyspirit, the Holyspirit liviñg in his heart , cries out to God on behalf of other human who require Salvation.This intercession is made in Heaven and there is so much purity and sanctity and truthfulness in this intercession, it is beyond human understanding to understand in ears or see in human eyes or reason out in human mind.

Prophesies is another form of Intercession which reveals the Salvation plan of the future generation. Prophesy is also an action of the Holyspirit declaring and confirming the Salvation plan of the future.

An Intercessor lives a life of Beatitudes and offers these lived Beatitudes to the Master Jesus. To live the Beatitudes, the intercessor must go through a journey of self denial, humiliation, poverty , persecuton and even physical death. Sometimes the intercessor unknowingly goes through these trials of life because there is no other way to reach Eternal life than from the Beatitudes of Jesus.

Intercession is most important ministry than all the other ministries or works of Charity. If our Works are not blessed by Jesus through his aporoval , all our ministries or works of charity , even EVANGELISATION remain mere Worldly ministries and will not help to complete the plan of Salvation which Jesus already accomplished through his death, resurection , ascention and intercession by seated at right side of the Father’s Heart. The Anointment comes through Intercession. All the Works of God and all our life activities must begin with a prayer of Intercession to Jesus, Jesus offers these prayers to Father and Showers his love Holyspirit and anoints and transforms these activities in to a Blessing to the whole World. Thus these ministries transform in to the Body and blood of Jesus the Church.

Investing the Time and Talents in God’s Business.

John 6:27
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

In today’s materialistic World ,If we encourage a person about doing God’s Business or God’s Work , he or she may concider us to be Weak or out dated Idea or even superstitious.

What is God’s Business? God’s Business is Construction of the Kingdom of God on this Earth. The Earthly Construction Work require mainly Labourers & Finances . The Heavenly Construction also require Labourers and Talents. The structure of God’s Kingdom on Earth based on Faith, Love and Hope. The foundation has already laid upon this Earth by Jesus and his Apostles. Jesus himself is the first Foundation stone to begin this Work of the Building of the Kingdom of God. The saints and the Church has already started building the Walls but still the Construction Work is half way because it is lacking the labourers , finances and the Raw material like Cement, Bricks, Iron, Wood, Tiles so on. Where are the Labourers gone and What happened to the Resources and finances. The labourers are busy building their own houses . When one house is built , they want to extend and modify in to a better house and a second house and the journey of building better houses goes on and on and the Construction of Gods Kingdom left behind.

There is a great need to invest our time and talent in Construction of God’s Kingdom on this Earth. God’s Kingdom is built in faith in Jesus and through ministries of reaching out God’s love with one profound hope, that he is there with us to provide , protect and bless us and make the work of our hands Prosper , grow in numbers and strength.

The families are the main Banks to invest our time and talent. Families are created to Build the Kingdom of God. Families were not created to form a better place to live on this Earth. Every Family member is a brick, tile, cement, Wood so on to Build the Kingdom. The purpose of the Vocation of a family is to pass on or promote God’s love. God’s love can be obtained by one faith in Jesus. Hope in God’s Prividence keeps us away from Worldly Worries and our selfish goals on this Earth.

Investing our time and talents in God’s Business has Hundred fold return and guarentees Eternal life.

If we invest our time and Energy in the Worldly Business , at the time of trials and tests of our relationship with God and each other, these very Worldly built houses and family relationships collapse. We see increase in Divorce rate , abortions ,Care homes, sicknesses , loose behaviour is the result of the time and talent invested building our materialistic World.

John 6:27 says, Do not work for food spoils, the Greek meaning for Spoil is “Distroy Completely” . If we work for Worldly Prosperity, it is like Working to buy Poison which distroys our Soul and Body and commit Suicide . Let us work to build a family of God’s love and not Human love. Human love is selfish and always expects in return.

Many people have a misunderstandings on God’s Work. God’s Work is Works of God’s love. God’s love can be experienced in faith in Jesus and Jesus puts seal of the Holyspirit and equips us with all the material which we require to build the House of God. We need to do only one thing , to hope that he works out all things for our Good and guarentees of the Promises and Eternal life.