Today is the feast of Christ the King. Before we begin Advent next week when Christ, the second person of the Trinity, prepares for the first coming, we firstly remember the result of the Incarnation cycle we have marked over the past year: man reigns in heaven with God. Christ is our King in fullness of man and God still bearing the wounds of his passion. At the end of today's Mass we will expose the Blessed Sacrament and rededicate the Human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
A unique King with a unique Kingdom: Jesus Christ still lives as King in thousands of human hearts all over the world. The cross is his throne and the Sermon on the Mount is his rule of law. His citizens need obey only one major law: "Love one another as I have loved you". His love is selfless, sacrificial, kind, compassionate, forgiving and unconditional. That is why the preface in today's Mass describes Jesus' Kingdom and a "a Kingdom of truth and life, a Kingdom of holiness and grace, a Kingdom of justice, love and peace." He is a King with a saving and liberating mission: to free mankind from all types of bondage, and to enable us to live peacefully and happily on earth and to inherit eternal life in heaven.
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