"Marry Me!"(3-9)

Listen attentively for the Lord's proposal;  He is so in love with you! 

The following is presented to you in honor of our Jesus, and to commemorate the one year anniversary of the day the Love of our eternal lives proposed to my unworthy, sinful soul on September 12, 2012.

That story:  A Spiritual Espousal and a Lifetime of Preparation.

HAVE YOU HEARD HIS PROPOSAL? 

Have you noticed that God is pursuing you?  Do you recognize His love all around you?  It's even in the air!

We are absolutely surrounded by and also immersed in God's love.  It is not possible for us to escape It.

Embrace It!

Have you accepted His love?  Unconditionally? 

Have you returned It?  Unconditionally?

Do you share It with others.  

WED YOUR LIFE TO HIS

Accept Christ's magnificent offers of salvation and sanctification, and wed your life to His!

Jesus invites you to wed your life to His every single day during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

The Love of your eternal life awaits you in church.  The battle for precious, immortal souls are fought, and they are won, in God's house. Think about that;  the Lord wants to be wedded to your soul in a very incredible place! In the very best place.

The Divine Bridegroom of your soul is so eager for your lives to be joined as one, as heaven meets earth, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

LOVE HIM AND HONOR HIM, ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE 

God loves us lavishly throughout the entire Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in many different ways, every single time it is celebrated.

In a similar way, we must love God lavishly in return.  There are many ways we can love God extravagantly, even before Holy Mass begins. 

SHARE YOUR MEMORIES WITH THE LORD 

How do you love God extravagantly?

One suggestion is to spend time with the Lord fondly remembering the special moments when your soul was wedded to Christ.

Did you notice the sunrise that morning?  That was an early gift for you from God.  

REMINISCING

Before even entering the church, take a moment to look through the window in the door and share special memories of your soul's wedding with your Divine Bridegroom.

Fondly reminisce with Him in the same way a married man and woman recall especially meaningful moments from their wedding ceremony when they are together in church.

Study the center isle and remember becoming part of the Sacred Procession headed to Calvary when you carried up the gifts. 

Look up the isle you traveled to meet Jesus at the altar, where you were unified with Him after reverently receiving the Eucharist during Holy Communion.  Tell Him how eager you were, and are, to receive Him.  Tell our Savior how much you CRAVE Him!

Jesus is absolutely delighted when we crave Him.

There are so many beautiful moments to remember and share fondly with the Love of your eternal life, including the places where you prayed together, watched Him prepare and celebrate the Last Supper at the altar, and those precious moments of Divine intimacy by the statues, candles, and the Stations of the Cross...


Remembering them all with Jesus is so divine.   

Sometimes our Lord inspires us with His memories, and sometimes He waits for us to come up with our own to share with Him. 

May we never keep our Jesus waiting!

May we never resist His open arms. 

You may find these tender expressions of love so incredibly delightful that it is hard to break away and enter the church!

But more beautiful memories await inside, and so many more are yet to be created; you find yourself once again drawn into the mystery.

God is waiting for you inside!
 
As you enter the church, the Lord has wedding music playing; only you can hear it , no one else.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FLOOR

After walking into the church and genuflecting reverently (physically if possible and always with your heart), kiss the floor as an additional gesture of love for the Bridegroom of your soul.  Kiss the floor directly if able to, or kiss your hand and then touch the floor with great devotion.

While doing so, thank Jesus for shedding His Precious Blood along the Way of the Cross, which you travel with Him during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass so profoundly.

Perhaps you will smile after that, while still touching the floor so reverently, as you remember your soul dancing on that same floor with your Divine Bridegroom following your wedding and heavenly Banquet.

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM JESUS

Did you know that Jesus is very affectionate?  He is.  

Listen for His voice as bread and wine is consecrated into His Sacred Body and Blood. Adore Him as He mystically, willingly, patiently, lovingly, and completely offers Himself once again, during the re-presentation of the events on Calvary, for the salvation of every single person through all time.

Jesus is deeply touched by your love.

He so eagerly anticipates being unified with your soul during Holy Communion that as the bread and wine are consecrated into His Sacred Body and Blood you hear Him say loudly, joyfully, and with great Passion, "MARRY ME!"

Sweet Jesus, I give myself entirely to you and promise to love and honor You, all the days of my life."

Discover and then keep rediscovering the one, holy, catholic, apostolic, and pro-life Church, and the majestic full expression of Christianity as established by its very Founder, Jesus Christ.  God is lavishly and extravagantly in love with you!

And don't ever just be Catholic;  be PROFOUNDLY Catholic!  God is at work in you!!

 © Joseph Karl Publishing /Michele Bondi Bottesi

    Images taken at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Catholic Church,
Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S.A. Parish Website

  

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THE POWERFUL DEVOTION TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS

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