Solemnity of Jesus Christ King of the Universe

This coming Sunday we celebrate Christ�s dominion over all aspects of our lives. For Jesus his understanding of �Kingdom� was illustrated through a sense of gentleness, celebration and welcome. Healing and forgiveness, service and sharing were the insignias by which his �army� would be identified. \"I was born for this, I came into the world for this, to bear witness to the truth; and everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.\" John 18:37

Is Christ your king in the way He describes it?

Readings

Daniel 7:13-14

�His rule is an everlasting rule which will never pass away, and his kingship will never come to an end.� 7:14

Psalm 93:1,1-2, 5

The Lord is king; he is clothed in majesty

Rev 1:5-8

�I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.� 1:8

�John 18:33-37

�I was born for this, I came into the world for this, to bear witness to the truth; and everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.� 18:37

Painting \'Head of Christ\' by Nikolay Koshelev (1840-1918)

�I am the Way, the Truth, and the life.� John 14:6

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This Sunday is also designated as World Youth Day

The theme for 2021 is �Arise!�I have appointed you to testify to what you have seen \"(cf.�Acts�26:16).

Pope Francis writes:�As with Paul �\'Today too, God is saying to each one of you: \"Arise!\"�I fervently hope that this Message may help us prepare for new times and a new page in the history of humanity.�Yet we cannot begin anew without you, dear young people.�If our world is to arise, it needs your strength, your enthusiasm, your passion.�I would like, then, to meditate with you on the passage of the Acts of the Apostles where Jesus says to Saint Paul: �Arise!�I have appointed you to testify to what you have seen \"(cf.�Acts�26:16).

To celebrate World Youth Day read the full message from Pope Francis HERE

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