Christ the King, Carly the Cranky

Next Sunday marks the beginning of Advent. Last Sunday we officially ended Original Time, and yesterday the calendar year came to a close, by celebrating the liturgy for "Christ the King".

It was not one of my better masses. I was cranky and defiant, and truthfully, I regretted not going to the 10 o'clock mass after seeing that the visiting priest would give the homily, because I find him to speak quite egotistically, too casually, and wants to give "entertaining" talks.

Having been awake for about only 40 minutes before I ran into the church several minutes late, unshowered, and with a mild discomfort from needing to use the washroom (there was a bathroom schedule conflict), I felt actual distain, as I took my place with lowered brows.

So when the Gospel reading came (from the book of Matthew, which is acknowledged by even minsters to be sharp and repudiate), my feelings then turned to hostility, more so with the church itself, for taking a teaching of Jesus too literally, "He (the Lord), will put the sheep at his right hand, and the goats at his left." (25.33).

Because of this one phrase, my fellow left-handers were persecuted and burned as witches in the Middle and Renaissance ages. Even my own grandmother, just two generations from me, had to learn how to use her right-hand, and corporal punishment was enforced to correct her if she failed to do so.

Of course, this terror, hatred, and intolerance that reigned for over 800 years, AD, was never Jesus' intention; in fact, it was the complete opposite.  Rather, these traits of evil were of Satan's infiltration into the Vatican, where he still holds his influence.

Jesus said that magicians are to have forgiveness, as our Father in heaven forgives us (Luke 11.3-4); this is one of the two commandments that Jesus gave us: a change in the old law of the Jews, which states all magicians are to die. (Exodus 22.18).  So the church actually regressed; but isn't that part of Satan's specialty, after all.

Looking up at the the scaffold, then down, then up again, I thought with a near frown, "This is so unfair" - a returning attitude of mine the past week or two after not getting the guy who I wanted.

Funnily enough, the visiting priest started off his homily saying that exact phrase, "It seems so unfair!", making a joke, saying that God doesn't really hate people "like him" (who is plump - in the first reading from the book of Ezekiel, the Lord says he will destroy "the fat and the strong").  Then he told us about a farmer who came to him after an earlier mass, and protested the readings as well: "What's wrong with goats!?".

We were told it was simply imagery, and that there's no need to be fearful.  I could appreciate this, but really all I could think was, "When is he going to mention the 'devil on the left-hand side'?  That was taken literally!  Can he explain how my people were tortured and killed for being 'witches'?"  And what about this folklore that has become superstition for us all today, even me: I am always temped to throw spilt salt over my left shoulder to "blind" the devil.

After doing a quick scan on the witch hunts this morning (linked below), I wonder, are left-handed people really of the devil?  My family, being Masons, have cursed my family tree, and endangered their souls.  Even my last name has occult familiarity, but after the coming of our Lord, persecution was and still is not justified.  Rather, the hunts were nothing short of blasphemy to Jesus in the highest.

So now I pray even harder that upon my conversion a year and a half ago, that I became of the ones in white -  and of course not the fake head-to-toe white that I wore when I practiced the occult in kundalini yoga - but rather of the real saints, as revealed by St. John in the book of Revelation, who are absolved by the new and everlasting covenant.  I believe that I have washed my robe clean in the blood of the lamb

Peace be with you.

Resources:

A timeline of the witch hunts
Cursed family trees

Purgatory month

Halloween has passed, and November 1st began a month of beautiful adoration to God and his saints.

Samhain was practiced (and is still today by pagans and secret fraternities) on the eve of the Celtic new year (October 31st), where sacrifices for purification were made.  When the Gospel was spread to what is today the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, holy rituals justly reversed abhorrent ones.  The greatest example being Jesus offering his flesh, to supercede that of the children and virgins.

The atheist might say that Christianity was violently spread, and no doubt there was much blood shed; but be assured, it was spilt in righteousness, whereas the blood of human sacrifice could have never gladdened God.  The Bible tells us that the Lord requires no sacrifices, in fact, he is revealed to detest them. See Proverbs 15.8, and Amos 5.25 for starters

But since God is LORD, he showed us so much mercy, to both the sinners and the saints, that it only caused him to use the deplorable acts that fuelled Satanic tribes, and to mirror them in making the supreme sacrifice of himself - humbly incarnated as the Christ to give up his body so that all human sacrifice should end once and for all. John 3.16

I maintain that the Gospel (most notably the gift of the Eucharist) is the direct opposition of gentile societies, which exists even today in the form of secret brotherhoods and within pagan and Satanic sects.

Catholicism (the true "Christianity", in fact that latter word shouldn't even exist), is the only way to conquer the angel of death (Satan).  And since Samhain is such a destructive time for us, we are offered guidance and extra support from those in purgatory for the entire month of November.

So next year on Halloween, consider why we dress up.  It's not a chance to unite in some unspoken act of solidarity to bear bellies, wear short skirts, and bright makeup, just because one doesn't have the confidence to do it the other 364 days of the year.  No,  costumes historically were disguises.

We dress up to camouflage ourselves against the demonic spirits that freely walk on the eve of the saints' day, the night where they are arguably the most bitter for being defied by the true power that nurtures us so that we may survive in enemy territory.  We dress as we imagine they look, to move under the radar (classic examples are witches, ghouls, vampires, zombies, and so on).

The night of the dead is a practice found world-wide, which ought to bear witness to even the unbelievers, and it's time that we consider ourselves before our neighbours, and before God.

This should not be about parties, but it is, because this is what Satan wants: we put ourselves in positions where we cannot listen to Jesus, "Keep sober and alert, because your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5.8.   It is also not about trick-or-treating.  Truly, Samhain is so deceptive and insidious; remember, it is the children who were the prime sacrifices.

Rather, this is about one of the most evil, if not the most evil, night of the year, and about God's love reminding us that he has once and for all that is is HE who is victorious, giving us an entire month of honouring the dead of God's children - not Satan's.

Thanks be to the final supreme sacrifice to end all sacrifice, that has given us All Saints' Day (November 1st).  Let the real celebrations begin.


Sources for Purgatory month:
November pray

Holy souls in purgatory

Sources for child/human sacrifice
Druid sacrifice revealed
Human sacrifice on Samhain
Preparations for Samhain
Brief summary
Child sacrifice in Africa
Reports of sacrifice at the Vatican and LDS Temple
Human sacrifice
Celtic human sacrifice