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Jesus our High Priest, through the Holy Spirit, draws us into the Father's love

Jesus our High Priest, through the Holy Spirit, draws us into the Father's love

Jesus our High Priest, through the Holy Spirit, draws us into the Father's love

As a ship on the ocean is surrounded by water, so are we entirely surrounded and held up by God's love - whether or not we are praying, and whether or not we experience His presence.

As a ship on the ocean is surrounded by water, so are we entirely surrounded and held up by God's love - whether or not we are praying, and whether or not we experience His presence.

As a ship on the ocean is surrounded by water, so are we entirely surrounded and held up by God's love - whether or not we are praying, and whether or not we experience His presence.

Christ our God was truly at work in the Creation of the Universe, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. At every moment Christ is all-knowing, everywhere present, all-loving and all-holy. We live in His love.

Christ our God was truly at work in the Creation of the Universe, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. At every moment Christ is all-knowing, everywhere present, all-loving and all-holy. We live in His love.

Christ our God was truly at work in the Creation of the Universe, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. At every moment Christ is all-knowing, everywhere present, all-loving and all-holy. We live in His love.

It's as if souls are like seed pods - we can respond to the sunlight, which is God's perpetual love for everyone, and produce beautiful plants, or we can choose to remain 'shut-in', and shrivel.

Christ, in His earthly life, offered the Sacrifice to end all sacrifices, though He deserved nothing but love, honour and glory. He allowed sinners to humiliate and kill Him, in order to show the depth of Divine Love. We, at Mass, can offer that once-for-all Sacrifice in reparation for our own sins.

The Lord invites us to 'throw' ourselves into the ocean of His love, in prayer, just as a child hurls himself onto a soft mattress, trusting that he will be safe.

The all-holy and majestic God Whom we praise at Mass, through Christ His Son, is present here. This huge Cathedral, and everyone in it, rests in God's care. Were we to see Him, we would see a blazing fire reaching out powerfully through the entire building: a burning fire of pure love.

God is so powerful and Holy, it is as if He would crush us with His glory, were He to allow His fiery love to overwhelm us when we are unprepared. It would be as though the Cathedral wall burst inward, as His love poured upon us like a torrent of living fire.

As we struggle with serious problems, determined to remain faithful to Christ, He is very close, holding in His arms each beloved friend, as a life-guard holds up an exhausted swimmer.

If we realise the magnificence of Christ's love, and Christ's glory, in His Presence amongst us, we will be encouraged to act reverently in church, and to see that we are all sinners before Him.

Christ's love for each of us is never-ending and tender. Things go wrong in the spiritual life when people begin to hide themselves from Christ by sin or despondency.

Those who, for love of God, have endured spiritual darkness in patience are brought at last to 'fly' in prayer far above everyday concerns. No-one reaches such blissful contemplation except those who rise up through the grace of Christ. It cannot be achieved by merely human efforts.

So good is Christ our Lord, that he shows His gratitude when we have made special efforts to do His Will.

With a peaceful heart, and a peaceful conscience, a happy friend of Christ can 'lean' on Him, in Holy Communion.