Monday, December 14, 2015

Why Early Baptism Is Necessary For A Child?


Holy spirit, formed the church. To become a member of church, you need to baptise. Why catholics are baptising newly born child, without waiting him to be matured,and for hm to understand what he is doing?

In answering this question, one can see, whether a person, understand the concept of Catholicism or not

Basic answer!


(1) Christianity not started from matured Jesus, but from baby Jesus. Though HE is God and Holy mary+ Joseph knew, they followed all rituals, a normal,Jew baby, should follow. This indicate primary reason, why we should baptize, newly born baby, to receive Holy spirit, to get rid of the original sin. Further adding to this point, one can notice, that a baby, cannot decide his name, parents has to do that. He cannot decide his food,parent has to select and carefully handle that. Similarly, parent's responsibility, is to wash away his negative spirit, deriving from the teachings from Christianity.



(2) Jesus was baptized at the age of 30!, why should we baptize, our newly born children ?

Jesus public life,clearly shows, How to manage our freedom, actually started from HIS Baptism.(HE need not to have baptism, because HE is God,but he set an example and John the Baptist, foretold, starting of the church with Holy Spirit) For a human, his life started from birth. Jesus clearly indicated the early Baptism, to be with God for any human, under the new concept.



(3) What is the responsibility of parent with regard to his child?. What God expects?
Basic aim of christian is to how to follow God's Will for him and enjoy happiness, present and future. There are 2 steps for this.

(1) during childhood, parents have to guide,maintain the child, on behalf of God. At the end of the childhood, when he become youth, parents/teachers should ensure that child is now stand alone to have a proper dialogue with God.
(2) After above(1) parents main duty seized and they should allow children to be a good human in the eyes of God. Not to interfere too much! Into their life is important, trusting that God will look after him.





4. Is it possible to give baptism and confirmation together to a child?
 When a child have not received Baptism, and he has sufficient knowledge, about commandments{ Father-10 commandment, Son-pardoning +love, Holy Spirit- church rules),as an adult he can receive baptism, irrespective of the pedigree of their parents. Once the Baptism received, then only he can receive Holy Eucharist. So you need sufficient time period, to practice as a catholic, you need to have sacrament of reconciliation-confession practise and ensure it's effects to your life!, hence it is not advisable to provide all these 2 together. These 3 sacraments are distinctly cyclic and cannot override. After baptism, you will receive Holy Eucharist, then you will receive Confirmation. After Confirmation, church ensure that the matured person is now fully dependent with God not with parent or teachers.



(5) Did Holy mary received Baptism?
She received Baptism twice.
(1) As mother of Jesus, when she conceived HIM, thru' the power of Holy spirit
(2)When the church formed, at pentecost day, she received, the fire of Holy Spirit. She witness our(mine and yours) baptism, at pentacost day, as our spiritual mother. Similar to Christ bearer, She intercede with Christ, spiritually, with God, during our life.





(6)What is the effect of Baptism?

When Holy Mary conceived Jesus, into her womb, she was overjoyed. That is why she visited her cousin, Elizabeth, to share her joy with her. With baptism you get spiritual Joy ness from Holy Spirit. To receive Holy spirit to your life, not only baptism, you have to actively participate, in adhering commandments given by father+son+holy Spirit, and practice sacraments of Holy Eucharist+confessions.



(7) What the lessons Holy mary taught us in Baptism?
Holy mary received, Jesus, before HE was born into this world. When She received, the following important characteristics she has shown.

(1)Love that refuses to share kills its own power to love. Mary before to Jesus, showed you(when she was bearing Jesus in her womb)

(A)How to share love with others(Elisabeth)

(2)when you have christ within,you cannot be happy until you have imparted your Joy to others!
This shows why catholics doing charity, indication for the love of God.

GOD IS LOVE & HE WHO LIVES WITH LOVE,LIVES IN GOD& GOD IN HIM.

(3) Mary's and Elizabeth Joys are clear evidence, that human life, starts from a womb of a mother, and is a product of God.(You cannot decide from which parents that you can come to this world!). Why Abortion is prohibited to catholic is very clear from outcomes of Visitation!

(8) Finally, early baptism of child talks many principles of Catholicism. Out of which main factors are listed below:
(1) Spiritual responsibility of parent with regard to his child
(2) Jesus said"those who misguiding a child has to be thrown to sea, with a stone, tyed round his neck" shows how impotant this factor is
(3)It is parents duty, to provide, baptism, as early as possible, so that the child will be joy ed with spirituality, which we observed in visitation by Mary and Elizabeth.(No Joseph, neither Zacarius)
 (4)Baptism shows us the characteristic of love- you aways share with beloved and extend to others in the society, irrespective of the pedigree of recipient.
  (5) Jesus said" you have to follow God's will, like a child". Here HE indicates very clearly, the practical implementation of child with parents, and spiritual implementation of you and me with HIM, since we don't know all outcomes of any action in our life, except when we follow God,our life will be happy!.

GBU

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Immaculate Conception Of Mary(8/12/2015) Brief Version


A righteous man mindful and striving to develop merits, pure in thoughts and restrained in evils advances to fame and prosperity. This is an example of Holy Mary.


During advent, church is inviting you to revisit, how God has sent His beloved son, to this world?, and for what purpose?

Previous 2 sundays, you were reminded to daily analyse on the above subject with a peaceful mind(other wise you cannot focus). Last sunday U got to know the basic of Catholism, is to follow God's will, in your life. Basically, you have to become a slave of God, be cheerful in life, and enjoy happiness. How Mary+Joseph follows God's will.


Today tuesday, we celebrate Immaculate Conception of Mary.

Summary of today's reading:

 Todays reading:
Book of Genesis says( Gen 3:9-15.20) says"after adam..eaten..God called..where are you?"..he.."I..afraid..naked..hid"."Have you..eating..I forbade..? Man replied"..women..put with me,she gave..I ate..God..woman.."The serpent tempted.."God..serpent"..you crawl..eat dust..make you enemies.."
Paul says(Eph 1:3-6. 11-12)"before..world..made..chose us..become..adopted sons..praise..glory..in Him..claimed..God's own.."

Lk(1;26-38) says"..Gabriel..called..virgin betrothed..Joseph..'Rejoice..favored"..she..disturbed..angle"Mary..not be afraid..you..bear a son..Jesus..mary.."Since..virgin.."..Holy spirit..come..you..your kinswomen..old age..conceived..called barren..sixth month..Nothing is Impossible to God..Mary'let..done to me'.."

Reminds

(1)We don't believe that Jesus is God because HE was born of a virgin mother, as the apostles and evangelists did not believe it for that reason alone. We believe the divernity of Christ, because the evident of resurrection.
(2) Mary and Joseph marriege is attachment of hearts, one in which the right to another was surrendered for a higher purpose.
Both of them had taken vow of virginity. Then why they married?

(1)it kept blessed mother covered with honour until the time came to her reveal the VIRGIN BIRTH/it appears shortly after resurrection only she reveal. There is no point of talking about this until the final proof of divinity,
so far as public appearance went,JESUS was the Son of Joseph.
Thus the reputation of Mary was conserved: if Mary has become mother without a spouse, it would have exposed the mystery of Christ birth to ridicule, and would have become scandal to the weak.
(2) Joseph could bear witness to the purity of Mary. She did not tell Joseph,she has conceived by Holy Spirit of Love,because angel did not bid her to do so. Mary once revealed to a saint;
" outside Golgotha,I never suffered a such intense of agony as in those days when,despite myself, I brought worry to Joseph, who was so just"



(3)Similarly, the sorrow of Joseph came from inexplicable
On one hand he knew Mary had taken an vow of virginity,as he has done. It seem impossible to believe her guilty, because her goodness. But on the other hand, because her condition, how could he believe otherwise? Joseph suffered"Dark night of Soul"
(3)Also, Mother of God was sinless, in order that we might more easily believe that she had flung before the face of world, women's greatest challenge to sin-the vow of virginity-and kept it and made it bear divine fruit.
(4) Both Jesus and John the baptists births, cannot,justify scientifically
NO HUMAN KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE CAN EXPLAIN SUCH A THING

For God it is possible, but for human it is impossible. Mary and Joseph though they are humans, ideally supported God's Will. That is why we as catholics respect them,and always follow them!.



Summarised details about Immaculate conception!
 (1)it took 18 centuries, to declare this concept, due to?
On 8/12/1854,dogma of Immaculate Conception was defined by pope Pius 9. Why did it took so long?
In the course of history of church, this had been the object of some disagreement. Sources of these are 2 fold.

1st was universality of original sin taught with such vigor by St Paul in his letters& universality of Redemption in which it seemed impossible to exempt one sole creature,even if she was mother of God. Council of trent shed light on this 1st point when it declared that it did not intend"to include Blessed & immaculate Virgin Mary in decree relative to original sin" with regard to 2 point,church introduced distinction between Redemption of victims of original sin&antecdent "Preservation" accorded to Virgin Mary in view of future Redemption. Despite these reservations this,feast spread gradually thru out church! .


Immaculate Conception and Miraculous
Medal

On27/11/1830,as a novice to become a sister, Catherine Laboure,witness Our Lady, with her feet crushing the head of a serpent. Mary introduced the oval shaped Miraculous Medal,On it were these words:

'O Mary,conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee!

On other side of  medal,a letter "M"(Mary's initials)was surrounded by the cross.

 Below there were2 hearts, one heart pierced with the sword (for Mary)& the other heart crowned with thorns for Jesus,
12 stars-apostles(to symbolise our Faith & church).

Mary said' HAVE A MEDAL WORN AROUND THE NECK, great graces will be given to all who wear it WITH CONFIDENCE'.

This is the only medal,even now available where whole of catholic doctrine is depicted.

By1842 more than100mil medals distributed.Due to profusion of healing &conversions,MEDAL Re named 'MIRACULIOUS' resulted Pope Pius IX. In 2/2/1849 commence study& establishing dogma"IMMACULATE CONCEPTION"on 8/12/1854



St Catherine died on 31/12/1876 & beatified on28/5/1933,after 57yrs of her burial, it was found to be completely incorrupt(now Rue de Bac PARIS).She was canonized-27/7/1947.Her feast 28/11.








 How the heaven confirmed the Immaculate Conception?

Apparition of Lourdes!

11/2/1858-illiterate Bernedeth(14 yrs) went with Marie(sister)&Jean,in search of fire wood.She saw shining lady,around 16 yrs,VERY BEAUTIFUL,DRESSED IN WHITE, BLUE SASH AT WAIST,WITH A WHITE VEIL(FLOWING DOWN FROM HER HEAD)STANDING WITH BARE FOOT ON 2ROSES at Grotto of Massabielle,along river 'Gave'  SHE was having a ROSARY in her right hand with white beads in golden chain. Mary appeared17 times until16/7/1858).

 On25/3 She told'I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION'confirming Dogma established by church1854&on apparition in1830with MIRACULIOUS MEDAL.

Proof for Jesus virginal birth &Bodily Assumption of Mary follows immaculate conception. Bernedeth became a nun &lived only 35yrs(16/4/1878).At beatification(5/8/1925)her body exhumed &found to be incorrupt,even now,U can see in nevers!.



IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY, CHURCH HAS BEEN CELEBRATING FROM THE BEGINING. WITH MIRACULIOUS MEDAL, THE PROOF AND DOGMA's HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. WITH APPARATION OF LOURDES, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. BOTH, UNCORRUPT BODIES, ST CATHERINE(paris/france) AND ST BERNEDETH(neverre/france), SHOW PRESENT DAY WITNESS OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY.




- Special Character of Mary:
Mary did not blame any body. We always try to point, some body else, for our failure. This character in human is coming from original sin.
Adam&Eve disobedience changed everything. They wore fig leaves to cover their nakedness,(explain why we should wear clothes).They heard sound of God walking in garden. They hid themselves(reminds first game of HIDE&SEEK)Peculiar question God asked"WHERE ARE you"(does God not know).God doesn't ask question to gain knowledge,but to give opportunity"COME CLEAN".

Adam came clean. When God asked why?,he said" WOMEN WHOM YOU GAVE ME TO BE WITH ME,SHE GAVE ME FRUIT &I ATE!"-his words means-He not only blames women, but in case that's not going to get him out of Hot water,he says"Whom you gave me"

God ask Eve-She realizing how this game is played,passes buck once more. "SERPENT TRICK ME &I ATE"-this Blame Game can only go so far &begining with serpent,God declares HIS judgment against each of guilty parties.

For serpent-scrolling on ground&eat dirt. Eve-Pain in child birth,Adam-pain of laboring field.



from Eve Sin started, from Mary sin cleared. Mary was so happy with God, she has been fortunate to bear christ, in her flesh. This is clearly shown, any human can lead a life to please God and God will see,him happy. Immaculate Conception lead us to understand, that we have to be mindful,about leading our life according to the God's Will. Though not ideal like Mary, by following her, we can reach the Happiness promised by God, even in this life. Immaculate Conception lead us to analyse how to bear Christ, in our life. Study of Holy Mary's life become critical, during this advent period.


GBU

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