Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
Two men, two mothers and two children
·
Two mothers
o 1
Kings 17:17-24: a mistress in Zarephath of Sidon (at the house of a widow)
o Luke
7:11-17: a widow in Nain
·
Two children died
o Do
you know the brutal situation?
o 1
Kings 17: “The son of the mistress of the house fell sick, and his sickness
grew more severe until he stopped breathing.”
o Luke
7: “As [Jesus] drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being
carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.”
·
Two men
o Elijah
§
He said: “O LORD, my God, let the
life breath return to the body of this child… The LORD heard the prayer of
Elijah; the life breath returned to the child’s body and he revived.”
§
Elijah was named, “a man of God”
o Jesus
§
Our savior
§
He said to the mother, “Do not weep.”
§
“He stepped forward and touched the
coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, “Young man, I tell you,
arise!”
§
Jesus was named by the crowd, “a
great prophet,” “God has visited his people”
·
These events were over 900 years in
time
Now, how does this happen today, especially when someone dies?
·
Losing a child is the worst event
o Stillborn
children
o SIDS:
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
o Cancer
o Accidents
o Fire
o Suicide
·
Anyone in your family
o Parents,
Grandparents, Great-Grandparents, Great-Great Grandparents, uncles, aunts,
cousins, brothers and sisters, friends
God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—loves us and is here for
each of you
·
Our Father gave his Son who died a brutal
way—crucifixion
·
Come to His house—Church
·
Come to Adoration—His Son
·
His Word in the Bible
o John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life.”
Mother Mary—prays for us, loves for us too
·
Her only Son died on the Cross
·
The Seven Sorrows
·
Hail Mary “pray for us sinners, now and at the
hour of our death”
·
The Rosary
Your Church—our family here at church and in the world helps
you
·
Many parishioners—EMs, relationships and
visiting
o Thank
you
·
The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
·
Funeral
·
Dcn. Fran and I in prayers, funerals
·
Mass—offer an intercession of your loved one
(see each week in our bulletin)
In 120 years, each of us will pass away
·
Get ready today for your loved ones, and your
self
·
Bring dying, death into the light of Jesus
Christ to pray and prepare for eternity
No comments:
Post a Comment