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The seed falling on different types of soil represents great enemies of our salvation. Consider the following questions, that your soul may be good soul yielding a hundred fold. [1] Why stand you here all the day idle? Be about the work of doing everything to secure the salvation of your soul. [2] Lord, what will Thou have me to do? Hear Him, and answer with promptness, fidelity, and fervor. [3] What gift, of my time and treasure, shall I offer Thee? The gifts we choose are our response to the graces received from God.

As a fruit of the Resurrection, Jesus is now present in a new way, different from before His Passion. He is alive and present by the power of the Holy Ghost in His Church! In His Church, He teaches the truths which save us. In and by His Church, He bestows life through His sacraments. The Scriptures clearly profess this. So too the witnesses of the Resurrection, who teach with the authority that Christ Himself has given. Contemplate Christ. Keep your eyes constantly fixed on Him. Set your heart on Him alone.

Christ is King, not the globalists. The world lies to us and perverts the fight for freedom. Anti-semitism laws, built upon exaggerated atrocities, are designed to prevent the truth from being known. So are all our good and simple works for nothing? No because the charity of God and true worship of God can never be perverted or defeated.

Contemplate Christ. Keep your eyes fixed on Him. Set your heart on Him alone. Meditate upon the gospels and epistles from Easter week. St. Peter and St. Paul teach – by the power of the Holy Ghost – not their own ideas but they ‘teach Christ.’ The disciples journeying to Emmaus pattern a progressively deeper encounter with the Risen Lord. [1] They desire Christ, sharing their limited knowledge and love of Him. [2] Jesus then teaches them the Scriptures, showing we all need proper interpretation from the rightful authority. [3] Christ remains with them and feeds them. Every Christian is called to tread this path.

Contemplate Christ’s words and actions following the Resurrection. He abides in our midst, teaches the truth, calls us to faith, feeds us, and commands us. Clearly, the foundation of the Catholic Faith is Jesus Christ. He is alive and active in the Church He founded. He commands that we go to all nations (no exceptions) teaching everyone the truth and baptizing all.

We are called to believe – in faith – that when the Church teaches it is Christ who teaches. The mission of the Church is to give testimony to Christ, witness His resurrection, and teach in His Name. We should not believe the Gospels were it not for the authority of the holy Catholic Church. Christ breathes on the Apostles, giving them the power of the Holy Ghost. He gives them authority to act in His name forgiving sins, making His sacrifice present, teaching the Truth, and bestowing grace and eternal life. This is the foundation of the Christian religion.