Father Sean's Weekly Message
November 23, 2025
"The Solemnity of Christ the King was established by Pius XI in 1925 and, later, after the Second Vatican Council, it was placed at the close of the liturgical year. The Gospel according to Saint Luke presents, as in a great painting, the kingship of Jesus at the moment of his crucifixion. The leaders of the people and the soldiers taunt the firstborn of all creation' and put him to the test to see whether he has the power to save himself from death. Yet precisely on the cross, Jesus is exalted to the very height' of the God who is love. It is there that he can be 'known.' —Jesus gives us life because he gives us God. He can give God because he himself is one with God. From the One who is before all things, and in him all things hold together, the so-called Good Thief straightaway receives forgiveness and the joy of entering the kingdom of heaven.... Jesus, from the throne of the cross, welcomes every human being with infinite mercy, (Pope Benedict XVI)." (Magnificat November 2025, pg. 343)
- Continued on the Pastor's Corner