SACRED HEART OF JESUS 2009

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus came into the Catholic faith through a Catholic sister known as Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690). At the age of 24 Margaret Mary entered the Visitation convent at Paray-le-Monial in France. She began to have visions of Our Lord and on December 27, 1673, on the Feast of St. John, she began to have visions that lasted for eighteen months. Jesus told her that she was to become his instrument in spreading devotion to his Sacred Heart. While kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament, Our Lord appeared to her and invited her to "rest a long time on His Divine Breast". Jesus revealed to here the marvels of the love that His Sacred Heart had for mankind.

Jesus said to her: "MY DIVINE HEART IS SO FULL OF LOVE FOR MEN AND FOR YOU IN PARTICULAR THAT, NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTAIN WITHIN ITSELF THE FLAMES OF ITS BURNING CHARITY, IT MUST SPREAD THESE FLAMES BY MEANS OF YOU, AND IT MUST MANIFEST ITSELF TO MEN IN ORDER TO ENRICH THEM WITH ITS PRECIOUS TREASURES. I HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO ACHIEVE THIS GRAND CRUSADE OF LOVE."

The Sacred Heart of Jesus from that time was revealed to her on a regular basis in vision. According to Saint Margaret Mary, His Divine Heart was "more radiant than the sun and as transparent as crystal," with its adorable wound visible, and as a "furnace" of burning flames.

In June, 1675: during the feast of Corpus Christi, while praying before Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Monstrance. Our Lord revealed His Heart to her and said: "HERE IS THE HEART THAT HAS SO LOVED MEN AS TO SPARE NOTHING FOR THEM, EXHAUSTING AND CONSUMING ITSELF IN ORDER TO PROVE ITS LOVE FOR THEM; AND IN RETURN I RECEIVE, FROM MOST OF THEM, ONLY INGRATITUDE."

Jesus asked her to have a special feast established in honor of His Sacred Heart on "the Friday after the feast of Corpus Christi." Jesus asked us to receive Holy Communion on that day and to make atonement by an act of reparation.

Jesus asked her to have an image made of His Sacred Heart and promoted throughout the world with special promises to those souls who would display His image of His Sacred Heart.

She consulted with her enlightened spiritual director whom God had given her. On the following Friday, June 21, Father de la Colombiere, her priest-director, and Saint Margaret Mary consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart. With great sufferings and humiliations, Father de la Colombiere and Saint Margaret Mary made every effort to spread the new devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Lord Jesus revealed to Saint Margaret Mary the following promises to those souls who would honor the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus:

1. I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
2. I will establish peace in their homes.
3. I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
4. I will be their secure refuge during life and above all in death.
5. I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall grow fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
9. I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up and honored.
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.
12. I promise you in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the first Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."

source: jesus-passion .com

Christian Articles: Pentecost History

History

Pentecostalism began among poor and disadvantaged people in the USA at the start of the Twentieth century.

Roots

Although the movement is a modern one (its foundation is usually taken to be the American Azusa Street revival in the first decade of the 20th century), its roots go back to the 18th century Wesleyan Holiness tradition, the 19th century Holiness movement and the late-Victorian Keswick Higher Life movement.

The Wesleyan Holiness movement was a reaction against the formality and ritualism of the traditional Christian churches of the time. It taught that Christians needed to be transformed by a personal experience of the truth of Christ which they could only get through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Members of this Methodist tradition experienced baptism in the Holy Spirit (which was given that name in 1771 by John Fletcher). Baptism in the Spirit was an important feature of all the Holiness churches.

The difference between these earlier traditions and the Pentecostal movement was, on the surface, speaking in tongues as a physical sign of baptism in the Spirit. The theological conflict underlying this was that members of the Holiness tradition believed that the Pentecost story did not need to be interpreted absolutely literally in modern times, while the early Pentecostals were committed to seeing baptism in the Spirit as an absolute re-enactment of the day of Pentecost.

Early twentieth century

Modern Pentecostalism began on January 1, 1901, when Agnes Ozman, a student at Charles F. Parham's Bethel Bible School in Topeka, Kansas, spoke in tongues (actually, the story is that she spoke in "Chinese", and did not speak English again for several days). On January 3, Parham and a dozen other students also spoke in tongues.

Parham and his followers later moved to Texas and began a spiritual revival in 1905.

This was followed by what became known as the Asuza Street revival, centered on the Apostolic Faith Gospel Mission in Azusa Street, Los Angeles, led by the African-American preacher William Joseph Seymour, who had studied with Parham.

In 1906 Seymour preached that God would "send a new Pentecost" if people prayed for one, and was rewarded when he and his congregation began speaking in tongues.

This event, greatly helped by apocalyptic thoughts prompted by the San Francisco Earthquake which happened soon after, sparked a powerful religious revival driven by the three doctrines of salvation, sanctification and baptism in the Spirit, and in which the gifts of the Spirit were seen on a large scale. Over 13,000 people are said to have spoken in tongues in the first year.

At first the Pentecostal ideas flourished in individual church groups across North America, and it was not until 1914 that the first Pentecostal denomination, the Church of God in Christ, was founded.

The first Pentecostal church in the UK was founded by William Oliver Hutchinson in 1908 at the Emmanuel Mission Hall, Bournemouth. It became the headquarters of a network of Pentecostal churches which became known as the Apostolic Faith Church.

Another early European Pentecostal denomination was the Elim Pentecostal Church, which was founded in 1915 in Ireland by a Welshman, George Jeffreys.

source: bbc. co. uk

Christian Articles: Pentecost in Scripture

The story of Pentecost is told in the Bible, in the Book of Acts of the Apostles chapter 2.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Acts 2:1-4
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.

"These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

'In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
I will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Acts 2:14-21

Peter was quoting this prophecy in the Old Testament Book of Joel, which he claimed was being fulfilled at Pentecost:

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
Joel 2:28-29

teken from: bbc .co .uk

Nama-nama Roh Kudus

Roh
Wahyu 22:17 Roh dan pengantin perempuan itu berkata: "Marilah!" Dan barangsiapa yang mendengarnya, hendaklah ia berkata: "Marilah!" Dan barangsiapa yang haus, hendaklah ia datang, dan barangsiapa yang mau, hendaklah ia mengambil air kehidupan dengan cuma-cuma!


Roh Allah
Kejadian 1:2 Bumi belum berbentuk dan kosong; gelap gulita menutupi samudera raya, dan Roh Allah melayang-layang di atas permukaan air.

Roh Kudus
Lukas 11:13 Jadi jika kamu yang jahat tahu memberi pemberian yang baik kepada anak-anakmu, apalagi Bapamu yang di sorga! Ia akan memberikan Roh Kudus kepada mereka yang meminta kepada-Nya."


Roh Kudus Allah
Efesus 4:30 Dan janganlah kamu mendukakan Roh Kudus Allah, yang telah memeteraikan kamu menjelang hari penyelamatan.

RohKu
Mazmur 139:7 Ke mana aku dapat pergi menjauhi roh-Mu, ke mana aku dapat lari dari hadapan-Mu?


Roh Kudus
Mazmur 51:11 (51-13) Janganlah membuang aku dari hadapan-Mu, dan janganlah mengambil roh-Mu yang kudus dari padaku!

RohMu yang Rela
Mazmur 51:12 (51-14) Bangkitkanlah kembali padaku kegirangan karena selamat yang dari pada-Mu, dan lengkapilah aku dengan roh yang rela!

RohMu yang baik
Nehemia 9:20 Dan Engkau memberikan kepada mereka Roh-Mu yang baik untuk mengajar mereka. Juga manna-Mu tidak Kautahan dari mulut mereka dan Engkau memberikan air kepada mereka untuk melepaskan dahaga.

Roh Allah
1 Korintus 12:3 Karena itu aku mau meyakinkan kamu, bahwa tidak ada seorangpun yang berkata-kata oleh Roh Allah, dapat berkata: "Terkutuklah Yesus!" dan tidak ada seorangpun, yang dapat mengaku: "Yesus adalah Tuhan", selain oleh Roh Kudus.

Roh Tuhan
Yesaya 40:7 Rumput menjadi kering, bunga menjadi layu, apabila TUHAN menghembusnya dengan nafas-Nya. Sesungguhnyalah bangsa itu seperti rumput.

Roh Tuhan Allah
Yesaya 61:1 Roh Tuhan ALLAH ada padaku, oleh karena TUHAN telah mengurapi aku; Ia telah mengutus aku untuk menyampaikan kabar baik kepada orang-orang sengsara, dan merawat orang-orang yang remuk hati, untuk memberitakan pembebasan kepada orang-orang tawanan, dan kepada orang-orang yang terkurung kelepasan dari penjara,

Roh Kristus
1 Petrus 1:11 Dan mereka meneliti saat yang mana dan yang bagaimana yang dimaksudkan oleh Roh Kristus, yang ada di dalam mereka, yaitu Roh yang sebelumnya memberi kesaksian tentang segala penderitaan yang akan menimpa Kristus dan tentang segala kemuliaan yang menyusul sesudah itu.

Roh yang mengadili
Yesaya 4:4 apabila TUHAN telah membersihkan kekotoran puteri Sion dan menghapuskan segala noda darah Yerusalem dari tengah-tengahnya dengan roh yang mengadili dan yang membakar.

Roh yang membakar
Yesaya 4:4 apabila TUHAN telah membersihkan kekotoran puteri Sion dan menghapuskan segala noda darah Yerusalem dari tengah-tengahnya dengan roh yang mengadili dan yang membakar.

Roh Hikmat dan Pengertian
Yesaya 11:2 Roh TUHAN akan ada padanya, roh hikmat dan pengertian, roh nasihat dan keperkasaan, roh pengenalan dan takut akan TUHAN;

Roh Nasehat dan Keperkasaan
Yesaya 11:2 Roh TUHAN akan ada padanya, roh hikmat dan pengertian, roh nasihat dan keperkasaan, roh pengenalan dan takut akan TUHAN;

Roh Pengenalan dan Roh Takut akan TUHAN
Yesaya 11:2 Roh TUHAN akan ada padanya, roh hikmat dan pengertian, roh nasihat dan keperkasaan, roh pengenalan dan takut akan TUHAN;

Roh yang Luar Biasa
Daniel 5:12 karena pada orang itu terdapat roh yang luar biasa dan pengetahuan dan akal budi, sehingga dapat menerangkan mimpi, menyingkapkan hal-hal yang tersembunyi dan menguraikan kekusutan, yakni pada Daniel yang dinamai Beltsazar oleh raja. Baiklah sekarang Daniel dipanggil dan ia akan memberitahukan maknanya!"

Roh Kasih Karunia
Ibrani 10:29 Betapa lebih beratnya hukuman yang harus dijatuhkan atas dia, yang menginjak-injak Anak Allah, yang menganggap najis darah perjanjian yang menguduskannya, dan yang menghina Roh kasih karunia?

Roh Pengasihan dan Permohonan
Zakharia 12:10 "Aku akan mencurahkan roh pengasihan dan roh permohonan atas keluarga Daud dan atas penduduk Yerusalem, dan mereka akan memandang kepada dia yang telah mereka tikam, dan akan meratapi dia seperti orang meratapi anak tunggal, dan akan menangisi dia dengan pedih seperti orang menangisi anak sulung.

Penghibur
Yohanes 14:26 tetapi Penghibur, yaitu Roh Kudus, yang akan diutus oleh Bapa dalam nama-Ku, Dialah yang akan mengajarkan segala sesuatu kepadamu dan akan mengingatkan kamu akan semua yang telah Kukatakan kepadamu.

Roh Kebenaran
Yohanes 14:17 yaitu Roh Kebenaran. Dunia tidak dapat menerima Dia, sebab dunia tidak melihat Dia dan tidak mengenal Dia. Tetapi kamu mengenal Dia, sebab Ia menyertai kamu dan akan diam di dalam kamu.

Roh Kekudusan
Roma 1:4 dan menurut Roh kekudusan dinyatakan oleh kebangkitan-Nya dari antara orang mati, bahwa Ia adalah Anak Allah yang berkuasa, Yesus Kristus Tuhan kita.

Roh Iman
2 Korintus 4:13 Namun karena kami memiliki roh iman yang sama, seperti ada tertulis: "Aku percaya, sebab itu aku berkata-kata", maka kami juga percaya dan sebab itu kami juga berkata-kata.

Roh Kudus yang Dijanjikan
Efesus 1:13 Di dalam Dia kamu juga—karena kamu telah mendengar firman kebenaran, yaitu Injil keselamatanmu—di dalam Dia kamu juga, ketika kamu percaya, dimeteraikan dengan Roh Kudus, yang dijanjikan-Nya itu.

Roh yang Kekal
Ibrani 9:14 betapa lebihnya darah Kristus, yang oleh Roh yang kekal telah mempersembahkan diri-Nya sendiri kepada Allah sebagai persembahan yang tak bercacat, akan menyucikan hati nurani kita dari perbuatan-perbuatan yang sia-sia, supaya kita dapat beribadah kepada Allah yang hidup.

Roh Kemuliaan dan Roh Allah
1 Petrus 4:14 Berbahagialah kamu, jika kamu dinista karena nama Kristus, sebab Roh kemuliaan, yaitu Roh Allah ada padamu.