Love is a conscious decision in favour of the other person, persevering even if my heart is not really in it. It is futile to love a street kid in the comfort of my room! What he needs, is not to look into my teary ,gentle eyes but , that there be bread on his table, a roof over his head, food on his plate, a pencil in his hand , a blanket on his bed, that he gets a good word , a hug.
To do a truly good deed is very difficult for someone "who drives you up the wall ", who continuously crosses you , who is malicious.It is difficult for that individual, but for Jesus-who loves him as well, who says “what you do for him, you do it for Me”- we can do good from our heart. This is why we are not calculating , insincere if we do good even if our heart , our fallible nature would take us in an other direction.
Father Csaba
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“I was left with nothing and yet I was filled with richness that I have never experienced in my life before, but I understood , that by giving it all away ,I can receive everything .”
Father Csaba
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On this beautiful day of Advent we invite as the protector and champion of peace , Pope Saint Leo I (The Great) ! He lived in rather turbulent times , involving pagans , heretics, high priests hatching plots internally , however with great humility , humbleness but great determination starts a dialogue and with wise reasoning carries out satisfactorily what is needed in interest of his communities !! Let us ask for his help and learn from him to fight for our own rights !!!
With love,
Father Csaba
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Nagy Szent Leó pápa
Children can be ingenious….a seventeen years old boy named Gabi created these beauties….one was made from 1050 pieces of paper , there is one for which he used 8000 pieces of paper ..easily an entry into the Guinness Book of World records….my heartfelt congratulations...
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The essence of love is not being self-absorbed ,rather meeting, turning towards the other !
Father Csaba
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Tonight in Déva the second Advent candle was lit was by the families of the carers of Babi and Krisztina..once again the prayers, the readings , the poems recited by the children were beautiful , we are entering the second week of awaiting the arrival of our Saviour. May God bless you all for your great effort.
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Father Csaba’s reflections on the gospel
Saturday 3 December 2016
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” My Lord, You call us all, since with You every day is black Friday You would like to present everybody with Your graces to the fullest! I pray for courage , give us strength, wisdom that we enter the “treasury” filled to the brim with Your gifts, and all that we require for fulfilling our duties we grab by our “hands “ of faith , so that reborn ,enriched by Your gifts , we ourselves become gifts , Your living blessings here on this earth!!
With trust,
Father Csaba
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Picture depicts ,a kind volunteer reading a bedtime story to our children.!
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.
At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Then he summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.
Jesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”
Mt 9:35B-10:1, 5a, 6-8
My Lord , I know that You like to cooperate with man , You started a dialogue with us at the dawn creation and this dialogue, irrespective what sin we have committed, has never been broken as far as You are concerned , You are devoted to Your stumbling child !!
With love,
Father Csaba
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Father Csaba’s reflections on the gospel.
Friday 2 December 2016
"Do you believe I can do this?’ -asks our Lord Jesus Christ from us ?
To Your question my answer is a definite yes! On the one hand I believe, that the beautiful desires planted in our hearts , can be brought to fruition, even on this earth !! On the other hand I also believe that You are capable, in bringing this project called earth- in our world made noisy due the sounds of war- to a peaceful ending and lead us to Your wonderful table , where in the company of Your saints in peace, joy, creative love, we can be with You for ever !!
With love,
Father Csaba.
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The picture : in Budapest ,next to the The Saint Joseph church of Káposztásmegyer is this nice statue ! I liked it very much that the children put hat and shawl to Jesus and Joseph, I also thought in giving a hand in their work! It is quite certain that God also needs your help as well !
As Jesus went on his way two blind men followed him shouting, 'Take pity on us, son of David.' And when Jesus reached the house the blind men came up to him and he said to them, 'Do you believe I can do this?' They said, 'Lord, we do.' Then he touched their eyes saying, 'According to your faith, let it be done to you.' And their sight returned. Then Jesus sternly warned them, 'Take care that no one learns about this.' But when they had gone away, they talked about him all over the countryside.
Matthew 9, 27-31
Father Csaba’s reflections on the gospel
Thursday 1 December 2016
" ‘Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only one who does the will of my Father in heaven.”
I am praying on my knees to You, to send labourers for the harvest , ones who not only stand around and chat, being smart, next to the ripe field of wheat but those who knuckle down to work hard ! Lord save us from the chatty, opinionated Christians knowing everything better !! Help us to recognize Your holy Will and help us to accomplish that with quiet , enduring work, wherever You placed us ! Help us to be the carriers of the living hope, mountain moving faith and the carriers of blazing love on this earth !!
With love,
Father Csaba
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Picture : An orphan founds consolation.
‘Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only one who does the will of my Father in heaven."
‘Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!’
Matthew 7:21,24-27
The snow was drizzling this morning as we went off to the Rorate mass just before 6 a.m. ....It is not easy to get out of bed but once one is up it all so beautiful . My Lord I thank You for being able to start the day with You ..please stay with us , bless all of us and especially Father Bernardin who makes all this possible by celebrating the mass day after day..and the the little sleepyheads assisting at the altar ...
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