Sunday in the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time

We pray Sunday, the thirteenth week of Ordinary Time, then hear Pope Paul VI insist that proclaiming Jesus Christ is not optional but essential. We reflect on Christ as the hidden key to human history, our friend through life, and the light that keeps us from error. 
• offering prayers, works, joys, and sufferings in union with the Mass 
• Pope Paul VI on the urgency of preaching the Gospel 
• who Jesus Christ is: Son of God, Alpha and Omega, bridge between heaven and earth 
• how Christ’s kingdom lifts the poor, comforts mourners, and forgives sinners 
• asking for grace to stand in the bright light of truth 
• entrusting our lives to Jesus through the heart of Mary, with devotions to the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Guadalupe 

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Transcript

Opening Prayer And Offering

SPEAKER_00 0:02

Sunday, in the thirteenth week of ordinary time. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the remission of my sins, for the intentions of my family and friends, and in particular, for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen.

Pope Paul VI On Mission

SPEAKER_00 0:44

From a homily by Pope Paul the Sixth. Not to preach the gospel would be my undoing, for Christ Himself sent me as His apostle and witness. The more remote, the more difficult the assignment, the more my love of God spurs me on. I am bound to proclaim that Jesus is Christ, the Son of the Living God. Because of him we come to know the God we cannot see. He is the firstborn of all creation. In him all things find their being. Man's teacher and redeemer, he was born for us, died for us, and for us he rose from the dead. All things, all history converges in Christ, a man of sorrow and hope. He knows us and loves us. As our friend he stays by us throughout our lives. At the end of time he will come to be our judge, but we also know that he will be the complete fulfillment of our lives and our great happiness for all eternity.

Christ As Truth And Light

SPEAKER_00 1:41

I can never cease to speak of Christ, for he is our truth and our light. He is like us, but more perfectly human, simple, poor, humble, and yet, while burdened with work, he is more patient. He spoke on our behalf, he worked miracles, and he founded a new kingdom. In it the poor are happy, peace is the foundation of a life in common, where the pure of heart and those who mourn are uplifted and comforted, the hungry find justice, sinners are forgiven, and all discover that they are brothers.

The Kingdom Of Mercy And Peace

SPEAKER_00 2:30

The image I present to you is the image of Jesus Christ. As Christians you share his name, he has already made most of you his own. So once again I repeat his name to you Christians, and I proclaim to all men, Jesus Christ is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega, Lord of the new universe, the great hidden key to human history, and the part we play in it. He is the mediator, the bridge, if you will, between heaven and earth. Above all, he is the Son of Man, more perfect than any man, being also the Son of God, eternal and infinite. He is the Son of Mary, his mother on earth, more blessed than any woman. She is also our mother in the spiritual communion of the mystical body. Remember, it is Jesus Christ I preach day in and day out. His name I would see echo and re-echo for all time, even to the ends of the earth. Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death, and through the gospel he has proclaimed life and immortality, and of his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. All things were created through him and for him. He was before all that is, and all things are held in being in him. And of his fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

Prayer To Stand In Truth

SPEAKER_00 3:52

O God, who through the grace of adoption chose us to be children of light, grant we pray that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error, but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.

Entrusting All Through Mary

SPEAKER_00 4:11

All that I have and all that I am, I give to your hands, Jesus, through the heart of Mary, your blessed mother. Amen. Sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Join Cristeros And Go Deeper

SPEAKER_00 4:32

If you found this time of prayer and reflection fruitful and would like more opportunities to grow in your faith, consider joining the Cristeros and purchasing our publications now available on Amazon.com. The Cristeros app is available on the Apple app and Google Play Store. More information on the Cristeros can be found at theCristeros.org.