"They conquered him (satan) by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; love for life did not deter them from death." (Rev 12:11)
Jesus is my Lord and Savior, my Eucharistic King and His holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, is my Heavenly Queen Mother. (1 Cor 12:3, John 29:27, Pro 8:1, Eph 6:2-3)
Why Am I Catholic?
Our Savior, Jesus Christ declared to us, “I am the Bread of life; whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst." The day that our Lord Jesus rose from the dead he met and spent time with His disciples. On the Road to Emmaus His disciples' hearts "were burning" when He revealed the mysteries of Scripture to them BUT it was in the "breaking in the Bread" that they knew Him - (to know means to be intimate with) (Jn 6: 35, Luke 24:32, 35)
This is why I am Catholic.
Revelation 19:9 declares to us, "Blessed are those who have been called to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.” The most powerful prayer on earth, the Mystical Wedding Feast of the Lamb of God, the Holy Mass, the re-presentation and perpetual remembrance of the Birth, Life, Passion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension, And the Coming in the power of the fiery Sword of the Holy Spirit of loving TRUTH Who is our Lord Jesus Christ Who slays all evil as He goes forth from the abundance of our hearts out of our mouths. Alleluia! (Jn 1:1-5, 14, Rev 11:5, Jer 23:29, Is 55:11, Matt 10:8)
This is why I am Catholic! :)
Catholic means "universal" the Catholic Church is the universal Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus promised us that the gates of hell would not prevail against His Church of whom He made Peter the first pope. (Matt 16:18) Jesus birthed forth His Catholic Church through the first apostles, with Peter as the head and Mother Mary as the spiritual mother, in the Upper Room in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit in FIRE anointed their tongues so they could boldly proclaim the Love of God to all people! Alleluia! (Acts 1:14-15, Acts 2)
This is why I am Catholic! :)
The Catholic Church is where our Eucharistic King Jesus is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar - the Bread of LIFE - fulfilling the Jewish feasts. (Matt 5:17) "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill." (Matt 5:17)
A terrific reference for deeper understanding that our King Jesus fulfills the Manna from Heaven present in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar - the Holy Eucharist, I recommend the following simple, but very profound book:
Understanding the Mass by Reverend Maynard Kolodziej, O.F.M.
Jesus is truly present in the Bread upon the altar through the power of the Holy Spirit! He is the "Hidden Manna!"
“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the victor I shall give some of the hidden manna!" (Rev 2:17)
"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the Bread of Life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the Bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat It and not die. I am the living Bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this Bread will live forever; and the Bread that I will give is My Flesh for the life of the world.”
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us [His] Flesh to eat?”
Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For My Flesh is true Food, and My Blood is true drink. Whoever eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood remains in Me and I in him. (John 6:47-56)
This is why I am Catholic! :)
Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords - My Savior - the Holy Eucharist - the Blessed Sacrament - the Hidden Manna - come down mystically from Heaven during the Holy Mass filling us to overflowing with Himself! Alleluia! (1 Cor 12:3)
