Today
is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. By His baptism, though He
did not need it, because He is God and did not have original sin nor
personal sin, out of humility, Jesus gave us an example to be
baptized and at the same time makes all waters holy by His sacred
body.
The
Church teaches when we are baptized: Original sin and all personal
sin is washed away. Our body becomes a temple of the Holy Spirit. We
become a member of God’s family. Our
citizenship
is in heaven. We
receive an indelible mark on
our soul indicating we belong to Christ, we
are His
disciples and will
try to avoid sin.
We become members of the
mystical body of Christ and
are children of God.
As
humans, we have God given
rights. Our
US constitution
states we
are created equal. We have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. It guarantees
religious freedom,
the freedom to worship, the freedom of speech. The right to own
property. These very freedoms are being threatened by those in
authority today.
Those
who are taking advantage of the Wuhan virus are
preventing
freedom of
speech as can be seen with the Big Tech Companies, such as Facebook,
YouTube, Twitter, Google and the media, who
block the truth,
freedom of
speech and sharing
opinions. They
especially
censor Christian groups.
Government
leaders in the
world are taking away the
rights of people and treating them in a tyrannical manner.
Totalitarianism is sweeping the Globe, where citizens
are
subject to absolute authority and democracy is trampled.
In some countries people
cannot go to church to be
in the presence of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and
cannot receive Communion
unless the
get the vaccine.
Here
are some example of countries mandatating vaccines and how they are
treating unvaccinated people: In Italy- starting Feb. 15, no one
can work above the age of 50 if not vaccinated. Anyone refusing
vaccination will be fined 100 euros (113 dollars)
Unvaccinated workers caught in the workplace will be subject to
fines from 600–1500 euros (670 to 1700 dollars). Residents
seeking access to personal or public services, such as shopping
malls, hairdressers, post offices, banks and government offices,
will have to produce a green pass proving vaccination, recovery
from COVID-19 or a negative test.
Austria
will become the first European country to make vaccinations against
Covid 19 mandatory, and will go into its fourth nationwide lock down
for at least 10 days. Ironically, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer
who received 3 vaccinations, contracted COVID-19 during a meeting at
which he was promoting mandatory vaccination. He said those refusing
to be vaccinated are likely to face administrative fines, which can
be converted into a prison sentence.
In
February in Australia the unvaccinated will be fined $4,000 and may
raise the amount to $10,000. Australia has quarantine camps, where
people are arrested and required to be in quarantine in the facility,
even if they do not test positive for covid, but only if they had
contact with someone with covid.
Greece
fines the unvaccinated over 60 yrs. old 100 Euros.
In
Germany some dioceses are restricting Mass attendance to the
vaccinated or those who recovered from covid. Under their new rules,
those wishing to go to bars and restaurants, or shop anywhere but in
stores carrying basic necessities — like pharmacies or grocery
stores — have to present proof of vaccination or documentation of
recovery from a recent coronavirus infection.
Israel:
“Whoever doesn’t
vaccinate will only go out to supermarkets or pharmacies, while the
vaccinated are able
to go to stadiums
and gyms,”
Justin
Trudeau in Canada considers the unvaccinated as non-citizens. His
party plans to remove the charity status of pro-life groups and pour
money into so-called sexual and reproductive health programs.
Canada’s Socialist party leader asked Trudeau to call upon military
to vaccinate the unvaccinated.
In
the Philippines, President Duterte said those not vaccinated will be
arrested if they disobeyed stay-at-home orders.
In
the US, companies
and hospitals are requiring people to get vaccinated or they will
lose their job or they won’t be hired. No Jab, No Job. New
York City's sweeping mandate requiring
nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated
employees from the workplace took effect Monday amid a spike in
coronavirus
infections. Proof of vaccination is also now required for children
and teens to enter indoor public venues like restaurants and movie
theaters. The
Mayor of New York made this statement, “This
is what we need to do everywhere. Every mayor, every governor, every
CEO in America should do vaccine mandates now. ... 2022 has to be the
year we leave COVID behind."
However,
all of this is mass psychosis (not living in reality) was created
from a false narrative. According to the CDC the
vaccinated can contract covid, can give covid to others and both
vaccinated and unvaccinated can
die of covid. So why are the
non-vaccinated treated as prisoners, as
second class citizens. So if
a person thinks they should vaccinate their children so the parent or
family won’t get covid, this is wrong because both the vaccinated
and unvaccinated can contract covid and give it to others. And it
uses children as human shields to protect adults especially since it
is extremely rare for children to become seriously ill from covid and
it places them at risk from a vaccine known to cause nearly a million
adverse reactions.
Hospitals
are full and overflowing and people are not able to get medical care
because of the many covid patients. Its reported many covid patients
are unvaccinated. However, in Massachusetts 74% of hospital covid
patients are vaccinated.
Apparently the vaccines are not working as well as hoped.
In
Kansas, some need conscious exemption letters to avoid getting
vaccinated because it goes against their conscience. I have four
friends whose conscience letters were denied and were fired for not
getting vaccinated.
On
Friday, the US Supreme Court took arguments on whether the US
government can force companies with more than 100 employees to be
vaccinated. In Kansas, on Nov. 2nd, last year, house bill
2001 was passed that states,“if an employer implements a
COVID-19 vaccination requirement, the employer shall exempt employee
from such requirement without punitive action if the employee submits
a written waiver request.” And it says, “if
the employer rejects it, then it can
go to the attorney general for further legal action.”
So
what does the Vatican say about vaccine mandates? The
Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith issued a statement in Dec. of
2020. It states, “Practical
reason makes evident that vaccination is not, as a rule, a moral
obligation and that, therefore, it must be voluntary.”
Bishop
Athanasius of Khakistan said: “The unvaccinated are
treated as second class citizens. Only
the vaccinated can participate in society such as the
supermarket, go to church, eat at restaurants, work out at gyms, go
to their jobs, take public transportation.”
He said “This reminds me of Apartheid
in South Africa or the policy of Hitler where
some places Jews were forbidden to enter. Now
the unvaccinated are forbidden to enter.”
He said, its a new form of dictatorship. Anti-human
dictatorship has occurred in the history of the world.
The first was the French Revolution, then the Communist terror. Then
the Nazi terror. Now we have the world terror of terrorizing
people and discriminating them with forced mandated vaccines. In this
case the state is appropriating our body. So we are losing the right
of our own body, which is a temple of the Holy Spirit. It is becoming
a materialistic, atheistic, Neo-communist dictatorship. He
said, “We need to create a world wide alliance to to protect our
rights and healthcare”.
Dr.
Peter McCullough a cardiac doctor from Texas said, “Globalists
have been waiting to mark people. If you get the vaccine you are
marked in a data base. It can be used for trade, for commerce and for
behavior modification. He said in Dallas, you can’t go to a Dallas
Maverick’s game unless you are vaccinated. Colleges said they are
not giving any credit for natural immunity, which occurs after one
contracts covid. All scientists know natural immunity is better than
any vaccine. Why don’t we have covid recovered Maverick’s games?
Why don’t we have fully recovered covid people go to college? The
vaccine mandates are about marking people. Ways to assert
compliance, behavior control. Why are all manufacture’s
indemnified? (not held responsible for side effects or death). The
rights of Americans are being taken away.’ He said.
My
friends at baptism we receive an indelible mark on our soul. The mark
indicates, we belong to God because we are a temple of the Holy
Spirit. St. Paul said, “Do you not know that your bodies are
temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received
from God? You are not your own. You were bought at a
price. Therefore glorify God with your body.… ” (1 Corin.
6:19)
We
are children of God. We are citizens of heaven. No one has a right to
control us, nor our body, nor whether or not we can worship God by
going to church. Jesus said, “Do not be afraid of those who kill
the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who
can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)
For
some it goes against their conscience to be vaccinated, while others
it does not. We are all obligated to follow our conscience.
I
know people who would rather die, than be vaccinated with an abortion
tainted vaccine, because they will not go against their conscience.
They desire to avoid sin. This comes from the grace of baptism. This
is what it means to be a disciple of Jesus to stand up for one’s
own belief and be willing to suffer and even die for it.
St.
Paul also said,“Join one another in following my example,
brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the
pattern we set for you. For as I have often told you before, and now
say again even with tears: “Many live as enemies of the
cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly,
and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly
things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a
Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that
enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our
lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.” (Philippians
3:19-21)
My
friends, our hope is in
Jesus. Our hope is in heaven and not to this passing world. Through
baptism we belong to Jesus, we were bought at the price of His blood.
Let us cling to Our Lord and
His holy Mother, so that no
matter what happens, we will be filled with joy. St.
Gabriel of the 7
Sorrows said,
“Love Mary!…if
you are troubled, she will console you. If you are sick, she will
bring you relief. If you are in need, she will help you. She does not
look to see what kind of person you have been. She simply comes to a
heart that wants you to love her. She comes quickly and opens her
merciful heart to you, embraces you and consoles and serves you. She
will even be at hand to accompany you on the trip to eternity.”
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