We celebrate the Feast of the Espousal of Joseph and Mary.
Catholicism and Communism.
It should be better stated Catholicism OR communism. Catholicism and communism are opposites. While some stated ideals of communism are ideals of Catholicism as well, they clearly go about it differently. Catholicism believes that individuals have free will to accept or go against what God wants, but communism is imposed upon all, negating individuals’ free will for the collective.
Forcing people to go against their free will is problematic enough, but adding in that communism is enforced by human beings and you have a recipe for disaster. It is said that ‘power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. To top it off, communism is atheistic. All references to God are deemed inadmissible. Carrying a bible in a communist country is an offense against communism.
Joseph was called upon when communism was first rearing its head. The communist workers’ day was attacked by the feast of St Joseph the Worker. He was called on to rid the world of communism and he can do so again. And today communism goes by a different name to be easier to swallow… socialism.
Joseph, please protect our country and the whole world from communism that wishes to rid the world of Jesus as you once protected the child Jesus from Herod. Amen.
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I am an adopted son of God through baptism, though still a great sinner. God has blessed me with a wonderful wife and 11 lovely children, 3 of which have gone to Heaven before their birth.
I love the Rosary and started sharing little Catholic reflections with others. My little reflections have helped deepen my faith and I hope they can help others as well. Though not always fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, I enjoy when He takes over and seeing what direction He takes the reflection.
Please say a prayer for me and I will continue to pray for all who read my little reflections, especially for them to be read as the Holy Spirit intends. St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for the success of my little reflections and for all of Catholic365 and its readers.
