BKL223 - Living the Christ-like Life - Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff

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Msgr. Esseff reflects on Palm Sunday and recalls the feast of the Annunciation. He also speaks of the importance of confession.

Reading 2 PHIL 2:6-11

Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Msgr. John A. Esseff is a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Scranton. He was ordained on May 30, 1953, by the late Bishop William J. Hafey, D.D. at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton, PA. Msgr. Esseff served a retreat director and confessor to St. Teresa of Calcutta. He continues to offer direction and retreats for the sisters of the Missionaries of Charity around the world. Msgr. Esseff encountered St. Padre Pio, who would become a spiritual father to him. He has lived in areas around the world, serving in the Pontifical Missions, a Catholic organization established by St. Pope John Paul II to bring the Good News to the world especially to the poor. Msgr. Esseff assisted the founders of the Institute for Priestly Formation and continues to serve as a spiritual director for the Institute. He continues to serve as a retreat leader and director to bishops, priests and sisters and seminarians and other religious leaders around the world.

1 thought on “BKL223 – Living the Christ-like Life – Building a Kingdom of Love with Msgr. John Esseff”

Christ is Risen
Indeed He is Risen!

Thank you Monsignor for this reflection .
I have to ask myself, “How am I glorifying my loving God in my daily interactions with my family, neighbors, and the people who simply don’t like me?”
My prayer is to manifest His presence in the living of my life.
How I long for this Grace!
God loves us, nothing else matters! AMEN!
Peace…..Love……Joy…….
Easter Blessings to all, every day of our lives!