Sunday Reflections
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Ghanaian Catholic Community
At Christ The King Church
At Christ The King Church
Sunday Mass at 5PM
| 141 Marcy Place | Bronx, NY 10452 |Tel: 718 538 5546 |
SUNDAY REFLECTIONS - November 25, 2007
Dear brothers and sisters
Happy Feast of Christ the King!
Today as we all know it is the feast of Christ the King. Let us ask ourselves these relevant questions; what
does this feast mean? What does the Church mean when it instituted this feast in honor of Christ. What
does this mean for me in person? Is Christ my King? Who is my King in this world? Sometimes to really
understand and participate fully in our liturgy we must ask ourselves the relevant questions, reflect on
what the church says, does it make sense to me or not? If the answer is, Yes! I would benefit in the
liturgical celebration. If the answer is, No! I wouldn’t benefit because I wouldn’t understand what is going
on. Although I might join in with the singing and enjoying the homily but the joy will be short lived. I
forget the spirit of the feast immediately I come out of the church and only will be reminded the following
year that it time again to celebrate the feast of Christ the King.
So what is the meaning of the feast of Christ the King? The simplest way to answer this question is to
follow a few leading questions. Do I have a King in this world? Yes or No! Who is this King? Why is
he/she my King? What are the merits of my being his/her servant? As my King does he/she deserves my
loyalty? Can I compare the faithfulness, honesty and love of this my King to any other King?
If you compare Christ to any of our so-called earthly kings you will understand why the Church thought it
appropriate to declare Christ as our Universal King. This is no King like him. There has never been any
King like him. And there will never be any King like him. He reigned as a King at birth (you remember the
nativity scenes, the angels, shepherds, the sheep and donkeys, and the three wise men from the East). He
reigned as a King in life (his followers, disciples, apostles) and He reigned on the Cross (forgiving His
persecutors, and the repentant thief) and now He reigns from Heaven and in His Church. Who can deny the
Kingship of Jesus?
This is the last Sunday of the year. 2000 years ago He was crucified, hanged on a tree. His enemies thought
that was the end, they have gotten rid of him, but he rose triumphant from the grave and for 2000 years He
has become more popular than any one expected. Why? Because he has become unlimited, no longer
confined to the surrounding villages of Judea and Jerusalem. He now spreads his bounty round for all
humanity to enjoy. We sit in Christ the King, Bronx, New York, USA, thousands of miles away from
Jerusalem and we call upon his name and he sends us his blessings. He said to the Samaritan woman in
John 4:21-24;
“Believe me the hour is coming
When you will worship the Father
Neither on this mountain or Jerusalem.
You worship what you do not know;
We worship what we know;
For salvation comes form the Jews.
But the hour will come – in fact it is here already-
When true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth
That is the kind of worshipper
The Father wants.
God is spirit,
And those who worship
Must worship in spirit and truth”
Now the Readings for today
First Reading, 2 Sam. 5: 1-3
Second Reading, Colossians 1: 12-20
Gospel, Luke 23: 35-43
I hope you will find time to reflect on these reading your own. Enjoy the homily and have a wonderfully
celebration.
May Christ our King richly bless you. Amen
Dear brothers and sisters
Happy Feast of Christ the King!
Today as we all know it is the feast of Christ the King. Let us ask ourselves these relevant questions; what
does this feast mean? What does the Church mean when it instituted this feast in honor of Christ. What
does this mean for me in person? Is Christ my King? Who is my King in this world? Sometimes to really
understand and participate fully in our liturgy we must ask ourselves the relevant questions, reflect on
what the church says, does it make sense to me or not? If the answer is, Yes! I would benefit in the
liturgical celebration. If the answer is, No! I wouldn’t benefit because I wouldn’t understand what is going
on. Although I might join in with the singing and enjoying the homily but the joy will be short lived. I
forget the spirit of the feast immediately I come out of the church and only will be reminded the following
year that it time again to celebrate the feast of Christ the King.
So what is the meaning of the feast of Christ the King? The simplest way to answer this question is to
follow a few leading questions. Do I have a King in this world? Yes or No! Who is this King? Why is
he/she my King? What are the merits of my being his/her servant? As my King does he/she deserves my
loyalty? Can I compare the faithfulness, honesty and love of this my King to any other King?
If you compare Christ to any of our so-called earthly kings you will understand why the Church thought it
appropriate to declare Christ as our Universal King. This is no King like him. There has never been any
King like him. And there will never be any King like him. He reigned as a King at birth (you remember the
nativity scenes, the angels, shepherds, the sheep and donkeys, and the three wise men from the East). He
reigned as a King in life (his followers, disciples, apostles) and He reigned on the Cross (forgiving His
persecutors, and the repentant thief) and now He reigns from Heaven and in His Church. Who can deny the
Kingship of Jesus?
This is the last Sunday of the year. 2000 years ago He was crucified, hanged on a tree. His enemies thought
that was the end, they have gotten rid of him, but he rose triumphant from the grave and for 2000 years He
has become more popular than any one expected. Why? Because he has become unlimited, no longer
confined to the surrounding villages of Judea and Jerusalem. He now spreads his bounty round for all
humanity to enjoy. We sit in Christ the King, Bronx, New York, USA, thousands of miles away from
Jerusalem and we call upon his name and he sends us his blessings. He said to the Samaritan woman in
John 4:21-24;
“Believe me the hour is coming
When you will worship the Father
Neither on this mountain or Jerusalem.
You worship what you do not know;
We worship what we know;
For salvation comes form the Jews.
But the hour will come – in fact it is here already-
When true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth
That is the kind of worshipper
The Father wants.
God is spirit,
And those who worship
Must worship in spirit and truth”
Now the Readings for today
First Reading, 2 Sam. 5: 1-3
Second Reading, Colossians 1: 12-20
Gospel, Luke 23: 35-43
I hope you will find time to reflect on these reading your own. Enjoy the homily and have a wonderfully
celebration.
May Christ our King richly bless you. Amen
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