“Restore all things through Christ Jesus.”
We are invited to welcome the King of Love into our lives and allow Jesus to “fix,” “restore,” and “renew” us so that we in turn can be a light to others of the saving power of Christ.
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe. Jesus is our Savior from sin, Friend of our heart, our Brother in God the Father, and He is our Great and Mighty King. This feast day was established in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. He instituted this feast as a means to respond to the growing influence of Secularism and Atheism. The feast of Christ the King falls on the last Sunday of each liturgical year and is meant to inspire us to proclaim His Kingdom to the entire world.
We read in Pope Pius XI encyclical announcing the universal feast day of Christ the King, Quas Primas (In the first…), 33: “He must reign in our minds, which should assent with perfect submission and firm belief to revealed truths and to the doctrines of Christ. He must reign in our wills, which should obey the laws and precepts of God. He must reign in our hearts, which should spurn natural desires and love God above all things and cleave to him alone. He must reign in our bodies and in our members, which should serve as instruments for the interior sanctification of our souls, or to use the words of the Apostle Paul, ‘as instruments of justice unto God.”
Jesus wants to reign in our minds, wills, hearts, and bodies, to bring us to holiness and union with God. The choice is ours to accept His rule, for He is a good and gentle God who invites us to encounter His Kingdom. A great way to proclaim His Kingship is by the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart. When a person, family, school, parish, or business welcomes the loving Reign of Christ by placing an image or a statue in a predominant place, this serves as a holy reminder of the Love that flows from the Sacred Heart.
May we have the courage to live out our faith and share our faith with others. We believe that we too will be with Him in paradise, just as Jesus shared with the Good Thief from the Cross. Let us recall that His Kingdom reigns in our hearts and pours forth to all of society. He rules through Christian love and desires to transform us from the inside out. Jesus invites all people to His Kingdom. He wants to bring Heavenly Peace to our hearts and shed this peace to the entire world. We can discover the joy of following the Great King of the Universe through prayer, the sacraments, and living faith before others.
“Restaurar todas las cosas a través de Cristo Jesús”.
Estamos invitados a dar la bienvenida al Rey del Amor en nuestras vidas y permitir que Jesús nos “arregle”, “restaure” y “renueve” para que, a su vez, podamos ser una luz para otros del poder salvador de Cristo.
Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo. Jesús es nuestro Salvador del pecado, Amigo de nuestro corazón, nuestro Hermano en Dios Padre, y Él es nuestro Rey Grande y Poderoso. Esta fiesta fue establecida en 1925 por el Papa Pío XI. Instituyó esta fiesta como un medio para responder a la creciente influencia del secularismo y el ateísmo. La fiesta de Cristo Rey cae el último domingo de cada año litúrgico y está destinada a inspirarnos a proclamar Su Reino a todo el mundo.
Leemos en la encíclica del Papa Pío XI anunciando la fiesta universal de Cristo Rey, Quas Primas, 34: “Es, pues, necesario que Cristo reine en la inteligencia del hombre, la cual, con perfecto acatamiento, ha de asentir firme y constantemente a las verdades reveladas y a la doctrina de Cristo; es necesario que reine en la voluntad, la cual ha de obedecer a las leyes y preceptos divinos; es necesario que reine en el corazón, el cual, posponiendo los efectos naturales, ha de amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas, y sólo a Él estar unido; es necesario que reine en el cuerpo y en sus miembros, que como instrumentos, o en frase del apóstol San Pablo, como armas de justicia para Dios.”
Jesús quiere reinar en nuestras mentes, voluntades, corazones y cuerpos, para llevarnos a la santidad y unión con Dios. La elección es nuestra para aceptar Su gobierno, porque Él es un Dios bueno y amable que nos invita a encontrarnos con Su Reino. Una gran manera de proclamar Su Reinado es mediante la Entronización del Sagrado Corazón. Cuando una persona, familia, escuela, parroquia o empresa acoge el amoroso Reino de Cristo colocando una imagen o una estatua en un lugar preponderante, sirve como santo recuerdo del Amor que brota del Sagrado Corazón.
Que tengamos el coraje de vivir nuestra fe y compartir nuestra fe con los demás. Creemos que nosotros también estaremos con Él en el paraíso, tal como Jesús compartió con el Buen Ladrón desde la Cruz. Recordemos que Su Reino reina en nuestros corazones y se derrama en toda la sociedad. Él gobierna a través del amor cristiano y desea transformarnos de adentro hacia afuera. Jesús invita a todas las personas a Su Reino. Él quiere traer la Paz Celestial a nuestros corazones y derramar esta paz en el mundo entero. Podemos descubrir la alegría de seguir al Gran Rey del Universo a través de la oración, los sacramentos y al vivir la fe.
Emily Jaminet is a Catholic author, speaker, radio personality, wife, and mother of seven children. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mental health and human services from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is the co-founder of www.inspirethefaith.com and the Executive Director of The Sacred Heart Enthronement Network www.WelcomeHisHeart.com. She has co-authored several Catholic books and her next one, Secrets of the Sacred Heart: Claiming Jesus’ Twelve Promises in Your Life, comes out in Oct. 2020. Emily serves on the board of the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference, contributes to Relevant Radio and Catholic Mom.com.
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