Father Vince homily on the Feast of Christ the King used some fluorescent yellow traffic pylons as
symbols of things in our lives that are keeping Christ from reigning as top
priority. He gave some good examples
of others who wanted to have themselves as top priority of their lives rather
than God, specially Lucifer and Adam and Eve, and this got them into trouble. He also gave us some examples of others who
put their interests first and relegated God to minor or no roles in public life
in the early 20th century such as Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin. Their
priorities that left God out of the picture caused terrible wars and a stifling
oppressive government of Communism that led to much suffering. To help
combat the rise of nationalist and secular movements that excluded God and to remind
us that Christ must be top priority in our lives Pope Pius XI instituted the
feast of Christ the King in 1925.
The Feast of Christ the King is very appropriate today as
Western culture continues to move God out of the picture. The culture can have a negative impact on our
lives and we must continue to be focused on keeping Christ as top priority in
our life. Father Vince gave us some
obstacles that can be keeping Christ from reigning in our own lives which are:
· Pride – “I know better”
· Indifference – “I just don’t care”
· Arrogance – “Don’t tell me what to do”
· Anger: “Leave me alone”
· Selfishness – It’s all about me”
· Time: “I’ll do what I want to do”
This is some good
food for thought as Advent approaches to try and get rid of one or more of
these obstacles. I know that for me time
is an obstacle that gets in the way. I
have many days that I plan on spending time in prayer but I don’t block out the
time and it doesn’t happen as I spend the time doing the things I want to
do. Are any of these obstacles keeping Christ from
reigning in your life? If so why not try
to focus on “kicking it” out of the way this Advent season. May God bless you!
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