Another Sunday Thought About Christ The King - Again

A month ago, we noted the observance of the Feast of Christ the King in the traditional Church calendar. 

In that post we noted: "...efforts continue, on the part of today's children of the Enlightenment, to rid our country, both at the federal and state level, of any formal recognition of God in public affairs. It's the final push to keep God under wraps, perhaps permitting the Creator of the Universe to exist in the hearts and minds of individuals, but certainly eliminating - indeed forbidding - all public references to Him."

Today is the newfangled calendar observance. So here's another thought about Christ the King - again.

Keep the previous comments about the Enlightenment in mind. It's effects remain with us. We live in a world without Christ, even without God. Sure, some - perhaps many - of us believe in God, practice our Catholic religion. But "officially," more and more, all acknowledgement and references to God, not to mention Jesus Christ, are unwelcome. Will this continue? Will it get worse? We'll certainly find out in the coming months and years.

Meanwhile, our recent experience with the whole Covid Mess brought something to light for many folks. We heard about a "globalist" agenda that perpetrated the lock-downs, vaccine mandates, face masks, etc. It seemed the folks pushing this agenda were flexing their muscles to see if we the people would comply with what we now know were some combination of exaggerated, ridiculous, even nefarious plans. 

To be fair, the agenda and its adherents didn't pop up out of thin air. They existed and were working on their goals for many years. In that light, the Covid Mess simply provided what for them was the perfect opportunity to see if they could ascend to whatever secular heights of power might be possible. 

In this light, we might find a Cardinal's comments about the recent Synodal Conference (or whatever it was called) as part and parcel of this overarching agenda:

We face a globalist program of a world without God, in which a power elite proclaims itself the creator of a new world and ruler of the disenfranchised masses. That program and power elite cannot be countered by a “Church without Christ,” one that abandons the Word of God in Scripture and Tradition as the guiding principle of Christian action, thought, and prayer... (Cardinal Gerhard Muller)

If resistance is your cup of tea, go for it. Do what you believe might be effective in opposing what we can certainly cause forces of evil. But just remember that the only real answer is our belief in and understanding of not just the notion, but the reality of Christ the King. All our thoughts and actions about all this will make the most sense in that light.

Here are some exceprts from the Divine Office for this Sunday from the 118th Psalm that would seem to fit our theme today:

Thy truth unto all generations: * thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.
118:91 By thy ordinance the day goeth on: * for all things serve thee. (Psalm 118: 90-91)

And...

118:97 How have I loved thy law, O Lord! * it is my meditation all the day.
118:98 Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: * for it is ever with me.
118:99 I have understood more than all my teachers: * because thy testimonies are my meditation.
118:100 I have had understanding above ancients: * because I have sought thy commandments.
118:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way: * that I may keep thy words.
118:102 I have not declined from thy judgments, * because thou hast set me a law.
118:103 How sweet are thy words to my palate! * more than honey to my mouth.
118:104 By thy commandments I have had understanding: * therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.

Next Sunday, we begin a new Liturgical Year on the 1st Sunday of Advent. If we know Christ is our King, then we soldiers can use that Holy Season as a good training ground to hone our spiritual lives for the struggle ahead. "The Holidays" may suit the taste of the secular children of the Enlightenment. But we Catholics who follow Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ won't allow the world they've created to dissuade us from paying homage to our King and living as His subjects.

If you haven't put together a plan of prayer and mortification to properly observe the penitential Season of Advent, today's as good a day as any to get on with it.

 

Happy Feast of Christ the King!