Yes, I have numerous experiences for my own sin “gossip, pride, anger, hatred, jealousy, greed,..” that I turn to Mother Mary and she always gives me surprise. The most amazing weapon that I find is rosary, and it makes me peace, become peace, and affecting other people because I am peaceful. It teaches me love, and it gives me more space for God, which dispel my time and my thoughts for sinning. God will give me amazing vision to see the consequences of sin, and how important that I have made choices to rejecting them. Amen!
誰是聖高比St. Maximilian Kolbe?St. Maximilian Kolbe原名Raymond Kolbe,生於波蘭的一個貧窮家庭。在第二次大戰的時候被納粹德軍的毒氣致死,成了殉道聖人。他一生致力明白聖母無原罪的奧蹟,並成立“Militia Immaculata”,藉著基督和在瑪利亞的指引下努力將世界帶回天父那裡。他和他的團體有一個使命,就是絕對服從天主的旨意,就如聖母無原罪所做的一樣。聖高比在一次神視中,童貞瑪利亞給他一個白皇冠、一個紅皇冠。白皇冠代表要他保持純潔,紅皇冠代表他將要成為烈士。由聖高比欣然接受瑪利亞的這份禮物開始,他就全然為了天主的聖意而奉獻自己,全心信賴瑪利亞和耶穌。他不單在肉身行為上保持貞潔,更在思想靈魂上保持純潔,他完全容許聖神在他身上工作。最後,聖高比為了拯救集中營的難民而自己殉道了。作為基督徒,我們要明白當我們在苦難中,耶穌是和我們在一起的,祂為了我們被釘在十字架上,他完全了解和感受到我們痛苦的煎熬。瑪利亞,作為耶穌的媽媽,親眼看到耶穌所受的苦楚,深深刺痛身為母親的她。所以,沒有誰比他們更明白痛苦和死亡。耶穌很樂意分擔我們的痛苦,只要我們願意奉獻我們的痛苦給祂。同時,我們亦要勇敢面對痛苦和死亡,這是生命必然要面對的課題。我們並不能只顧享樂,而逃避苦痛。要知道一切的苦難皆來自原罪,耶穌來到世上就是為了拯救我們的罪過,祂最後戰勝了死亡,令我們得到永恆的生命。為這緣故,我們可以學習聖人面對死亡時的勇氣,看他們如何完全交託和信賴,無懼痛苦和死亡。主耶穌,求你派遣聖神來到我的心裡,帶領我,洗滌我,讓我這33日全然奉獻給你。
Holy Spirit is always a mystery to me. Nevertheless, he is most intimate, very powerful strength to me. I recently has experienced its power in Life and Spirit seminar. It is like fire warming my heart, but not consume. It is like bright light but not dazzling. It is like vibrant energy, but harmonious and not chaotic.
For me, Holy Spirit is uncreated love, and it cannot exist by itself because it is always love and being loved, and spread out to the end of the world. It is most energetic, lifting me up, and leading me always to put hope in God and trust in Him, and makes no reservation to receive His Love. It is like a container of water, everlasting desire, and unending love. I am in awe with God with His uncreated “proceed” and I know it is worth my lifetime to unwrap this gift, and is still restless to understand and appreciate this miracle.
After learning how St. Louis de Montfort asked us to follow Mary through the fast lane to Jesus, I pondered my heart that my soul was so behind and really needed to catch up. It is the third time I do the consecration and begin to realize that there is still a long way to go. Putting de Montfort’s idea in my heart, I am delighted that here comes our second Saint St. Maximilian Kobe. How many times do we wish that we will receive the white crown to be glorious and pure. But then how many would pick up the red crown to be a martyr like St. Maximilian. It is the same way we only want to be glorified and forget about the sacrifice that is needed to become a Saint. After all, isn’t that the goal which every Christian wants to achieve?
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Gladly accepting crosses in my life used to be so remote in my heart. Not only did I avoid crosses and sufferings, but also I denied them many times. It is when I start to learn how to offer them up, make them acceptable to the Lord, then I gradually realize all the crosses can be sweetened, and they become blessings in my life. Often times they come in ways of incubating my perseverance, or become blessings and graces, or in experience of union with Christ sufferings. It is also when I learn that Mary allows crosses to come my way but keeps me joyful that I even experience my crosses are worthy, lighter, and be transformed.
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