1. The Liturgy
The Liturgy is made up of visible signs of invisible realities. The visible signs are natural signs and can be perceived by all men. The invisible realities are spiritual and can only be perceived by those who have the supernatural virtue of Faith.
2. The last three Sundays of Advent showed us the importance of knowing the way that leads to the Kingdom of God. John the Baptist showed us how to prepare ourselves for Christ. And Christ shows us the way to enter the kingdom of God.
John’s repentance prepares us for Christ’s repentance. And Christ’s repentance leads us into the kingdom of God, the Catholic Church. All of these lessons are pre-figured in the Old Testament to guide us in interpreting the New Testament properly,
3. The Jews were unbelieving so God gives Ahaz a visible sign that describes the Catholic Church. In fact two signs expressed in one short phrase. The first sign is ‘a virgin.’ The second sign is ‘a virgin with child.’ The Catholic Church is a virgin and at the same time a virgin with child. It is important to separate the two concepts to fully understand the concept of the Church.
The two visible signs, ‘a virgin’ and ‘a virgin with child, expressed the invisible sign of the incarnation; first, the incarnation of a soul with Christ that makes him a Catholic. And secondly, the incarnation of another soul to the Catholic Church (a new birth) through evangelization.
These two signs are celebrated in two feast in preparation for the 4th Sunday of Advent; the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Immaculate Conception shows ‘the virgin’. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe shows the ‘virgin with child.’ The former is pictured by the image of Lourdes. The latter is pictured by the Woman of the Apocalypse who was described as ‘she was with child.’ Our Lady of Guadalupe is said to be wearing a maternity dress.
4. The Gospel shows Mary and Joseph. Mary, during the Anunciation was shown the image of a virgin overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. St. Joseph was shown a woman with child.
Again, these two images represents the Catholic Church. First, she is a virgin…..in that a soul must be a spiritual virgin (described by St. Augustine as practicing the first Beatitutde) and secondly that same soul must give birth to other souls (described as evangelization.)
5. Lets look at Pope Francis and the Vatican bureaucracy.
They tolerate and encourage divorce. Allow adulterers to receive Holy Communion. The Vatican offices are filled with gays. They do not want to judge homos. They allow migrants to rape European women. They praise all pagan religions. They love money. They, also, love heresies. Are they spiritual virgins? Of course, not. Can they convert souls into what they are not? Of course, not. Ergo, Pope Francis and most of the hierarchical entourage are neither Immaculate Conceptions nor Guadalupes ……i.e. they do not have the signs of the Church described during Advent……….’a virgin’ and ‘a virgin with child.’
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