Walking in “newness of life” (Rom.6:4b)
As
Christians, having “put on the Lord Jesus Christ,” we have a new
identity. This is explained by St. Paul in the Epistle today when he
says: “For we are buried together with Him by baptism unto death; that
as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also
may walk in newness of life” (Rom.6:4). We are a New Humanity; the old
is passing away. So we must let go of our old identity, being called by
the Lord, Who “chose us in him (Christ) before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blemish in his sight in love”
(Eph.1:4).
Much
is made today of our so-called solidarity with all men, as if it was
something already achieved, needing only to be recognized. Perhaps the
greatest heresy afflicting the Church today is the belief that all men
are born in grace, and are capable of building a just and peaceful world
without first accepting the message of the Gospel. But being descended
from Adam and Eve by natural generation, being a member of the human
species, is not enough, because true solidarity, spiritual solidarity,
was lost through Original Sin, and can be regained only through Baptism.
No human organization, the UN for example, has the power to create a
community of nations in which peace will reign, unless you call slavery
peace. No nation or consortium of nations can make the world “safe for
democracy” or for anything else, if Christ the King is not recognized.
They never cease trying, but they are unable to prevent the whole world
from descending always deeper into chaos.
The
New Humanity, which has nothing to do with the New Man of the emerging
New World Order, is that which has Christ for its Head. St. Paul speaks
of Christ as the New Adam, Head of the New Humanity which is being born
of Mother Church through Baptism. Dying to our old selves in Baptism, we
escape condemnation and enter into the new and eternal Covenant sealed
in the Blood of Christ. Those who are not reborn of water and the Holy
Spirit, those who are not regenerated, are not our true brothers. We do
not have true solidarity with them.
It
is not at all that we abandon them to their fate, or that we care
nothing for their salvation. The opposite is true. This is why the true
Church preaches to them with St. Peter: “Save yourselves from this
perverse generation” (Acts 2:40). We are commanded to preach the Gospel,
even if none should listen. We leave that in the hands of the Lord,
while we pray for the salvation of their souls. “Many sinners are lost,”
said Our Lady at Fatima, “because there is no one to pray for them.”
Now
since we are a New Creation we do not have to live as the pagans do.
Pity those who have not yet discovered the way to eternal life. But
don’t envy them when they have their “Pride” parades, brazenly breaking
every Commandment and every rule of decency, and making mockery of
everything that is holy and worthy of our admiration. Not
knowing Christ, the Light of the world, they are wandering in the dark
on their way to eternal perdition. This is the true ignorance. In spite
of the explosion of knowledge, which increases every day at an
unimaginable rate through computerized technology and the internet, they
do not have true knowledge, nor do they know how to free themselves
from slavery to sin and death. We must not follow them or admire them!
There
is something satanic about this explosion of knowledge. By means of the
new technology the masses of the people are now under the influence of
new masters who are preparing them for the New World Order. National
identity is to be abolished and replaced with a global identity.
Christianity is to be abolished and replaced with a one-world-religion
based on the worship of man. The traditional family is being replaced
with the single parent family, or the same-sex couple family, and who
knows what else down the line. These agents of the Evil One seek to
initiate the whole human race into the devil’s covenant, the Luciferian
Initiation, spiritual slavery and death for all who allow themselves to
be deceived. “No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a
Luciferian Initiation” (David Spangler). St. John tells us:
“We know that we are of God, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one” (1Jn.5:19).
There
is only one escape from this spiritual darkness – to enter the Covenant
of the Lord through Baptism, and to be a faithful member of the Holy
Catholic Church, the Ark of Salvation. Within the Church, our Mother, we
have the spiritual nourishment we need to be perfect Christians and
soldiers of Jesus Christ. We heard in today’s Gospel about Jesus
performing the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the
fishes. He reveals to us the superabundance of the new life, and at the
same time prepares us for the Sacrament of the Eucharist, by which we
are transformed into Christ. As we eat natural food, our meat and
potatoes (and broccoli) it becomes our flesh and blood. But the opposite
occurs as we eat the Bread of Life – we are changed and transformed, so
that we can say with St. Paul, “It is now no longer I that live, but
Christ lives in me” (Gal.2:20). In this desert He gives us Bread!
Within
the Covenant of the Lord we are no longer ignorant of spiritual things,
and must no longer be a slave to the flesh. St. Peter admonishes us:
“Therefore, having girded up the loins of your understanding, be sober
and set your hope completely upon that grace which is brought to you in
the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not conform to
the lusts of former days when you were ignorant; but as the One who
called you is holy, be you also holy in all your behavior; for it is
written, ‘You shall be holy, because I am holy’” (1Pet.1:13-16).
Jesus
has these sobering words for us: “No one, having put his hand to the
plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (Lk.9:62). Those
who wish to succeed at any profession must set high standards for
themselves, and keep working every day to achieve excellence. This is
especially true of the Christian life. We must reach for the top, trying
to be saints. Our Lady urges us: “Pray! Pray! Pray!” Our goal is not
just to escape Hell, but to love God with all our heart and soul and
mind and strength. St. Paul encourages us: