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Friday, September 19, 2008, St. Januarius
1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Psalm 17, Luke 8:1-3
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RISEN LIFE
"Christ is now raised from the dead." —1 Corinthians 15:20
Christians are a resurrection-people. "If Christ has not been raised, our
preaching is void of content and your faith is empty too. Indeed, we
should then be exposed as false witnesses of God" (1 Cor 15:14-15). "If
Christ was not raised, your faith is worthless. You are still in your
sins, and those who have fallen asleep in Christ are the deadest of the
dead. If our hopes in Christ are limited to this life only, we are the
most pitiable of men" (1 Cor 15:17-19). In summary, without Jesus'
resurrection, our faith is meaningless, empty, false, and worthless.
Without the resurrection, we are trapped in sin, doomed in death, and "the
most pitiable of men" and women. Because Jesus is risen, our faith is the
ultimate, full, true, and precious meaning of life. Because of the
resurrection, Jesus has conquered sin, death, Satan, hell, and damnation.
We are therefore the most blessed of men and women.
Because Jesus' resurrection makes all the difference in this world and in
the next, we celebrate His resurrection not annually but each Sunday. We
focus the whole day on the risen Christ. We assemble and pray with other
risen people. We celebrate with the assembly and with our families. Each
week we take off work for this day. We draw our "life from the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Pt 1:3).
Prayer: Father, may I obey the Third Commandment.
Promise: "The Twelve accompanied Him, and also some women who had been
cured of evil spirits and maladies." —Lk 8:1-2
Praise: None of the wild animals placed in the amphitheater with St.
Januarius and his companions to devour them would come near them (see Dn
6:23).
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Meeting the Risen Christ "on
audio AV 4A-1 or video V-4A.)
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from
August 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, February 25, 2008
The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be
free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or
statements expressed.
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