And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. (Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)
Office of Readings ~ June 22 ~ John Fischer & Thomas More (2nd Reading)
From a letter written in prison to his daughter, Margaret, by St. Thomas More
Final paragraph from the letter (emphasis mine):
"And therefore, my own good daughter, do not let your mind be troubled over anything that should happen to me in this world. Nothing can come but what God wills. And I am very sure that whatever that be, however bad it may seem, it shall indeed be for the best."
I have reflected a lot on these two things lately...with all the goings on in the church, our country and even locally. It is truly important to know that in the end...God prevails.
Now, that being said, we cannot "stick our head in the sand" and just say, well, God willed that to happen, we should still be taking action and going about our day in the way and vocation God has put us in. But when we find things getting frustrating, anxiety creeping in, things not going our way, it is important to realize that God is in control and WE are not. For that is, many times, the frustrating or anxiety ridden part of what we have...the fact that things are not going the way WE expect them to, or the way WE planned...
Well... "His ways are not our ways" (ref Isaiah 55:8-9)
Remain strong in faith...fortis in fide!
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For those that would like to think that the Pope is NOT the Pope...this is commonly called sedevacantism (dangerous territory, I might add).
I would think that this really comes from a place of pride...again...dangerous territory!
Article HERE
This is worth another read as well...
What is Truth?
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