REFLECTIONS ON EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY - 8th Dec 2015 to 20th Nov 2016 (Jubilaeum or Iubilaeum Extraordinarium Misericordiae)

From the Feast of the Immaculate Conception to the Feast of Christ the King.

MISERICORDIAE - Misericordia is the Latin for "mercy", derived from misericors, "merciful", which is in turn derived from misereri, "to pity", and cor, "heart".

The Jubilee of Mercy was formally declared through the papal bull Misericordiæ Vultus, issued on April 11, 2015, which emphasizes the importance of mercy and the need to "gaze" on it; the bull also recalls the need for the Church to be more open, keeping alive the spirit of the Second Vatican Council.

This year, during lent, specifically on March 4th/5th, every church is supposed to have 24-hours penitential service - sacrament of reconciliation - confession - and special priests who are given the authority to absolve specific mortal sins (like abortion, which earlier was done only by the Bishops), should be allotted to every parish - they are called MISSIONARIES OF MERCY...  This 24 hr service is to be CELEBRATED in all parishes

The holy doors of the major basilicas of Rome (including the Great Door of St. Peter's) were opened, and special "Doors of Mercy" were opened at cathedrals and OTHER major churches around the world (Check out the nearest for you).

By passing through the holy doors, the faithful can earn indulgences after fulfilling the usual conditions of prayer for the Pope's intentions, confession, and detachment from sin, and communion.

Pope Francis states about the opening of the holy door: "the Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instils hope".

FIRE, HAMMER & DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD (Jer 23:29 & Heb 4:12)

Psalm 119: 105 -- Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

The soul has its tastes as well as the body. Our relish for the word of God will be greatest, when that for the world and the flesh is least. The way of the world is a wrong way; and the more understanding we get by the precepts of God, the more rooted will be our hatred of sin; and the more ready we are in the Scriptures, the better furnished we are with answers to temptation.

Make obedience to the law of God the greatest aim of life...  Avoidance of worldly culture is both the effect and means of increasing in divine knowledge. (A beautiful study is found in Romans 8:5-8).

If you want to read only little in the Bible, then you MUST READ John 6:63. FIRE, HAMMER & SWORD!

Prov 3:1-2 - My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.

Let your heart keep the commandments as the ark kept the two tablets of the law put into it; it denotes a cordial affection for the commandments and ordinances of Christ, a hearty attention and obedience to them, and a constant and cheerful observance of them, flowing from love and gratitude to Him, John 14:15.

The WOG shows that it is not human sagacity or the prudence of man which imparts wisdom. Neither is it the ardent desire for prosperity and happiness, manifesting itself in crooked ways; but it is the fear of God and subjection to His Word which guide us safely through a world of wickedness.

If you want to read only little in the Bible, then you MUST READ 1Tim 4:8. FIRE, HAMMER & SWORD!

KNOCK OUT PUNCHES! - Introspect and make lifestyle changes!

2Chronicles 7:14 - If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, THEN (then, then..),  I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin AND heal their land. (self, family, loved ones, etc.)

Deuteronomy 8: 12-14 - When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses and live in them,  and when your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied, then DO NOT exalt yourself, FORGETTING the LORD your God...

Deuteronomy 8: 17-18 - Do not say to yourself, "My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth." But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth...

Genesis 4:6-7 - "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it."

Ezekiel 11:21 - But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, says the Lord GOD.

Numbers 32:23 - Be sure your sin will find you out!

Romans 13: 13-14 - Let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Acts 17:30-31 -  While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands ALL people everywhere to REPENT,  because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

Luke 13: 5.. unless you REPENT, you will all PERISH...

Acts 26: 20 - they should repent and turn to God and DO DEEDS CONSISTENT WITH REPENTANCE.

Mathew 3: 8 - Bear fruit worthy of repentance.

Matthew: 3. 10. The axe is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

2 Peter 3: 9 - The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

Ezekiel: 22:14 - Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you?

Mark 8:38 - Those who are ASHAMED OF ME AND OF MY WORDS in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Luke 6: 46 - "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and DO NOT DO what I tell you?

Mathew 7:21 - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER in heaven.

What is the will of the Father? Seek and you shall find...

2Cor 5: 9-10 - So whether we are at home or away, we make it OUR AIM TO PLEASE HIM. For all of us MUST APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, so that each may receive recompense FOR WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE BODY, whether good or evil.

1Tim 5:24 - The sins of some people are conspicuous and precede them to judgment, while the sins of others follow them there.

1Tim 4:7-8 - Have nothing to do with profane myths and old wives' tales. TRAIN YOURSELF IN GODLINESS, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable IN EVERY WAY, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

READ THE LIST ONE BY ONE... MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THESE... because of the "WILL NOT" at the end... WOG is true and will fulfill what it says..

Gal 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things WILL NOT (will not, will not) inherit the kingdom of God.

ALSO READ 1COR 6:9-10 and REV 21:8... for more truth...

Jeremiah 9:23-24 - Thus says the LORD: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom, do not let the mighty boast in their might, do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that THEY UNDERSTAND AND KNOW ME, that I am the LORD; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for IN THESE THINGS I DELIGHT, says the LORD.

Hebrews 10: 26-27 - For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

Revelation 3:3 - Remember then what you received and heard; obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.

Mathew 12:36-37 - I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter; for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be
condemned.

Consider how you have fared.. Give careful thought to your ways... (Haggai 1:5)