Hello brothers and sisters,
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today we continue
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with the theme of fire,
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always in connection with the Heart of Jesus
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and suddenly, with the Scriptures of new
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biblical exploration.
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Some other passages
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with this theme of fire.
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So I quickly move on to an
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extremely well-known episode :
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the praise of the three young men
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in the fiery furnace.
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Chapter 3 of Daniel.
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These three young people who are thrown
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by Nebuchadnezzar
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into the fiery furnace
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because they refused
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to worship the idols
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and the very burning very fiery fire
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, do not destroy them,
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but, on the contrary, they are walking around
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and it is the place
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of an extraordinary miracle
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“All of you, the works of the Lord,
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bless the Lord.”
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You angels of the Lord
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bless the Lord. And you heavens
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bless the Lord.
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To him high glory, eternal praise. “
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Here is a very beautiful image
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of the heart of Jesus. The heart of Jesus,
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the place from which Jesus
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raises the most beautiful, the most perfect
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praise ,
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that which the father can best
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accept , precisely.
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But I would like to
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deal with another passage right away.
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It is about chapter 6
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of the book of Isaiah.
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I am going to read it to you and
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simply comment on it
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a little bit. But you will see for
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yourself, the links
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that one can do.
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It is in the book of Isaiah,
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it is Isaiah, who speaks:
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“the year of the death of king Uzziah.
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I saw the Lord
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seated on a grand and lofty throne.
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It is a vision,
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its train filled
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the sanctuary. Seraphim,
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stood above him
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and in each 6 wings:
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two to cover the face
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two to cover the feet, two to fly.
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They cried to each other these words
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holy, holy, holy, is the Lord Sabaoth,
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his glory fills all the earth.
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The doorposts
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vibrated at the sound of these cries,
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and the temple was full of smoke.
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So I said “woe to me,
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I am lost, for I am a man
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of unclean lips.
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I dwell among a people
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of unclean lips
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and my eyes have seen king
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Lord Sabaoth”.
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The terror of the sinner before
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the holiness of God.
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Just remember
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the first miraculous catch where a terrified
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Peter threw himself at Jesus’ feet
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and said “get away from me
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for I am a sinful man.”
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This is what Isaiah saw …
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“One of the seraphim
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flew towards me, holding in his hand
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an embers which he had taken
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with loaves on the altar (it is therefore fire)
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he touched it to me. mouth and said, “Behold,
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this has touched your lips.
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Your fault is erased.
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Your sin forgiven. “
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Then I heard
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the voice of the Lord saying,
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who shall I send?
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Who will go for us?
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And I said,
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” Here I am, send me. “
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So there is still some
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type teaching maybe spiritual.
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The Heart of Jesus is
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a fiery furnace
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and we are still sinners.
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We are in constant
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need of purification.
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This time it is no longer
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a Seraph who comes with embers to
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touch our lips,
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it is the Eucharist
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which we nourish.
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This will purify you … To
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receive the body of Christ
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is to receive the fire
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which burns, for eternity, in his heart.
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This fiery flame,
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this burning flame,
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this fire which consumes it
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and which ‘he wants to spread.
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And to strengthen with this fire,
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always aware
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of our weakness and our sins,
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but exulting with joy
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because God gives us the
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power to walk in holiness,
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then we become witnesses.
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And like Isaiah we say: ” send me “
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because the Lord continues to say
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” who would I send? “
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” who will go for us ? “
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Still in our time,
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Being disciples of the Heart of Jesus
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is necessarily also wanting
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to proclaim your love
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and participate in what the Church has been calling
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for decades
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” the new evangelization. “
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I thank you for your attention
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and I tell you tomorrow brothers and sisters.
Source: Fr Kars, Sanctuaire Paray