I charge you to keep God’s command without blame or reproach until our Lord Jesus Christ shall appear….He is the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light.
~1 Timothy 6:14-15
Jesus, Sun of Justice
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
You have been told, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with […]
Jesus, Purity of Virgins
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
I am already the spouse of a Lover much more noble and powerful than you. He is a Prince whose bride keeps, as the most glorious of crowns, a spotless […]
Jesus, Master of the Apostles
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
For you, Eternal Shepherd, do not desert your flock, but through the blessed Apostles watch over it and protect it always, so that it may be governed by those
Jesus, Light of Confessors
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
We are the soldiers of peace, we are the army of the peacemakers, fighting for God and peace, Deo et paci militantibus. Persuasion, good example, loyalty to God are […]
Jesus, King of Patriarchs
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Matthan [became] the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah. Thus the total number of […]
Jesus, Most Obedient
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Though he was in the form of God, [Jesus] did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave…he humbled […]
Jesus, Author of Life
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
What is urgently called for is a general mobilization of consciences and a united ethical effort to activate a great campaign in support of life. All together, we must […]
Jesus, Crown of Saints
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
I arise today / Through the strength of the love of cherubim, / In the obedience of angels, / In the service of archangels, / In the hope of […]
Jesus, Eternal Wisdom
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Our Blessed Lord left the world without leaving any written message. His doctrine was Himself. Ideal and History were identified in Him. The truth that all other ethical teachers proclaimed, […]
Jesus, Example of Virtue
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Plant deep within us, Lord, all the virtues, that we might be devout in divine matters, discerning in human affairs, and burdensome to no one in fulfilling our own […]
Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I […]
Jesus, Strength of Martyrs
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
O Lord Jesus, King of Martyrs, to those who must suffer torment and violence, hunger and fatigue, be Thou the invincible strength sustaining them in their trials and assuring […]
Jesus, Joy of Angels
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son; this day I have begotten you”? Or again: “I will be a […]
Heart of Christ, Burning Furnace of Charity
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Ite, omnia incendite et inflammate! Go forth, set the whole world on fire, and inflame all things! (Words of St. Ignatius Loyola for Jesuits going to the foreign […]
Jesus, King of Glory
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let […]
Jesus, Angel of Great Counsel
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who lived in a land of gloom a light has shone. For a child is born to us, a son […]
Jesus, Teacher of the Evangelists
By Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR
The Church has always and everywhere held and continues to hold that the four Gospels are of apostolic origin. For what the Apostles preached in fulfillment of the commission of […]
