WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EVERY GIRL AND BOY? First, let's discuss the purpose of every girl. ALL GIRLS ARE COMPLETE PERSONS, composed of a body and a soul, and made in the image and likeness of God. When every healthy girl is born, within her ovaries are present all of her egg cells. Each healthy girl is born with an average of 450,000 eggs within her ovaries, and these eggs will gradually develop and mature to the point at which one egg per month (USUALLY) is prepared for ovulation and possible fertilization. Enlightened with this knowledge of 450,000 eggs within the ovaries of every single healthy newborn girl, it is obvious to conclude that God has purposely prepared every girl to BE A MOTHER!!! So, it is obvious that God's Design is for every girl to grow, develop, mature and prepare to be a mother, and not just a worldly materialistic mother, but A HOLY MOTHER! Since God prepares every girl to eventually be a mother, it makes perfect common sense for parents to prepare their girls to be mothers. And since we are all made to know, love and serve God in this world, so that we can be happy with Him forever in heaven, it makes perfect sense for parents and children to fulfill the will of God. THE TWO TYPES OF MOTHERHOOD 1. Physical Motherhood - every woman is graced with the ability to bring new life into the world. God's design is for new life to be conceived and born only within the safety and holiness of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. If parents desire the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony for their daughters, then they must prepare their girls by teaching them the fullness of the truth contained within the authentic teachings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Parents must teach all of the virtues, especially humility, obedience, modesty and purity, or they will fail. Physical Motherhood is limited to the children given to you by God through childbirth, or adoption, or foster parenthood. 2. Spiritual Motherhood - is much greater than physical motherhood. Spiritual motherhood involves the giving of your life in service to God in order to assist other souls in getting to heaven. As one example, religiously vowed sisters and nuns often give their lives in service to God to teach children in grade schools and high schools! Through many years of teaching, the sisters help to form and instruct hundreds of young souls in the ways of God and His Holy Roman Catholic Church. The sisters succeed in their spiritual motherhood only if they remain true to the authentic teachings of the Church. To protect children from all of the snares and deceptions of the devil, the parents and the teachers must study and be prepared for spiritual warfare, psychological warfare, and physical warfare, including chemical, nuclear and biological dangers. See other pages of this website for more information.
Remember, Satan is very subtle in his attacks on mankind! Both, Physical Motherhood and Spiritual Motherhood, can be very holy vocations, but girls will succeed in these holy vocations only if they choose to practice virtue and persevere in this effort! The girls should closely copy and remain devoted to the holy example of Their Heavenly Mother, Mary. By the regular reading and study of the Sacred Scriptures (through which indulgences are available) and by the study of the Sacred Traditions and the Sacred Magisterial Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, and by regular assistance at Holy Mass and worthy reception of the Holy Sacraments --- every soul will be greatly strengthened to follow the Holy Will of our Heavenly Father! These sacred practices are some of the means of obtaining grace from Almighty God, and we must not neglect The GREAT MEANS OF GRACE available to everyone at all times: PRAYER! ESPECIALLY THE HOLY ROSARY AND CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY! "All who have been saved were saved through prayer. All who have been lost were lost through their neglect of prayer." (Saint Alphonsus Ligouri) This little book, The Great Means of Grace...PRAYER, is available from Tan Publishers at 1-800-437-5876.
******* THE PURPOSE OF BOYS ALL BOYS ARE COMPLETE PERSONS, composed of a body and a soul, and made in the image and likeness of God. All persons are more like unto God in their souls than in their bodies, because once God creates a soul, that soul has an everlasting existence which never ends. Once created, souls last forever, and their eternal destination is, ultimately, either HEAVEN or HELL!!! God does not create junk! Man makes junk! The purpose of every boy is to grow, and mature, and develop into a holy father! Boys are not on earth just to become men --- BUT TO BECOME HOLY FATHERS, because God is our Father, and we are made in His image and likeness! Our task on earth is to imitate Jesus Christ! A boy's training for holy fatherhood should begin at birth, and it should proceed slowly, gently, firmly and lovingly (with proper discipline) throughout all of the early childhood years of development. Then this holy training must continue into the adolescent and teenage years of every child's growth into adulthood. If a child's psychological development is protected from harm, the child will develop tenderness and compassion. All of the virtues must be taught to the young boys, so that they will become protectors, chivalrous knights in shining armor, defenders of God's family---and not abusers who harm the weak and defenseless!!! (Please read and study "What's Wrong With Sex Education" by Dr. Melvin Anchell, M.D. and available through Human Life International at 1-800-549-5433) The boys should be taught to protect their sisters and brothers; protect their mothers and grandparents; protect the weak and innocent, and themselves --- from the snares and deceptions of the Devil!
SPIRITUAL WARFARE IS TAKING PLACE, whether we want to admit it or not, because the world, the flesh and the devil are unceasingly attacking God's family every hour of the day!!! THE TWO TYPES OF FATHERHOOD First, everyone needs to know that girls usually develop some psychological maturity at an earlier age than most boys.
Secondly, everyone needs to know that if you continue to treat your children like children for too long, then you will raise offspring who act like spoiled and selfish children. Children must be trained to GROW UP and start acting like an adult, because that is what all children are in training to be --- an adult! Require and demand that your children be responsible for certain duties around the house, and hold them responsible for their performance of their duties!!! (Please read Ecclesiasticus chapter 16 and chapter 30 for some Old Testament wisdom about the raising of children!) 1. Physical Fatherhood - Let us examine the proper time for a young man to become a husband and father. The biblical example of Jesus' life tells us that Jesus began His public ministry at about the age of 30 (see St. Luke 3: 23) and this met the requirement under the Levitical Priesthood at the time of Jesus. (To be a Levitical Priest, your genealogy had to go back 10 generations on your father's side and 4 generations on your mother's side, and you could not begin your service as a Levitical Priest until you had reached the age of 30). This requirement of the Levitical Priesthood is ultimately based on the genealogy found in Genesis chapter 11: 10-32, from Sem (Sem became Melchisedech, which means king of righteousness, the King of Salem, the town which became Jerusalem; and Melchisedech needed no genealogy because Sem preceded the Levitical Priesthood. See the Book of Hebrews, chapter 7.) down to Abraham. Every man in this genealogy is at least 29 years old before he has any children, and Abraham's father, Thare, was 70 when he begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. God seems to be telling us something about the age at which a young man should get married through these biblical examples. By the age of 28, a young man has seen many other people grow up, and many marriages. And, he also has seen if they are obedient to God's laws and commandments. He can make a judgement about these contemporaries of his. By the time a young man is 28, he has acquired some knowledge, experience, material wealth, and, we sincerely hope, wisdom!!! With these attributes and virtues in his character, he is ready to be a husband and a father --- and to perform his life's work, FOR THE LORD! NOT JUST FOR HIMSELF - BUT FOR THE LORD!!! At 28, a now somewhat mature young man is usually ready to court (not date) a somewhat mature 22 - 26 year old young woman. Entering into Holy Matrimony with someone of the same age is usually very dangerous, because young men and women of the same age do not usually possess the same level of maturity (in the USA)! MARRIAGE IS FOR CHRIST!!! If one intends to involve his life's work within the Holy Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, then he needs to properly prepare for it!!! If one does not intend for his married life to be holy, then he has missed the main purpose of Holy Matrimony!!! The chief purpose of Holy Matrimony is for the husband and wife to help each other get to heaven. If you don't help your spouse get TO HEAVEN, then the only other alternative is that you help your spouse to go TO HELL. Spouses must help to sanctify one another, or else they will endanger each other's soul to the dreaded punishments of HELL! REMEMBER, THE MAIN PURPOSE OF HOLY MATRIMONY IS THE SANCTIFICATION OF THE SPOUSES, whether they have children or not! Now let us read what the inspired writer of Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) has to say about ungodly children at the beginning of Ecclesiasticus Chapter 16: "Rejoice not in ungodly children, if they be multiplied: neither be delighted in them, if the fear of God be not with them. Trust not to their life, and respect not their labours. For better is one that feareth God, than a thousand ungodly children. And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children." (Ecclesiasticus 16: 1-4) Every healthy young man has the physical equipment to be a physical father. Remember, the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church teaches that all sexual activity outside of Holy Matrimony is seriously sinful; gravely sinful; mortally sinful!!!!!!! God desires His family members TO BE HOLY! God wants holy fathers, holy mothers and holy children!!! Holiness in the family is the responsibility of both parents, but chiefly the fathers, because the fathers are the head of the family. The wives are the heart of the family! EVERY FAMILY NEEDS A HEAD AND A HEART, AND EACH MUST FULFILL THEIR PROPER ROLE! Physical Fatherhood is limited to the children that God gives you through Holy Matrimony, adoption of children, or foster parenthood. You will succeed in Holy Physical Fatherhood only if you practice all of the virtues and teach them to your children. You must especially practice prayer, humility, charity and purity, or else you will fail! You must pay strict attention to the authentic teachings of the Holy Roman Catholic Church in this most sensitive area of sexual morality. Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and pay close attention to the sections that pertain to the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony and the Commandments. Study the UNITIVE GOOD AND THE PROCREATIVE GOOD!!! These can never be violated, and they are a sure basis upon which to judge all areas of sexual morality. (Read The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Paragraphs 1638 to 1666 inclusive, found on pages 409 to 415) 2. Spiritual Fatherhood - Men who devote their lives to the service of God and His Church become spiritual fathers. Spiritual Fatherhood is always much greater than physical fatherhood, because a priest can become a spiritual father to thousands of souls over his lifetime. A priest can provide guidance to heaven for thousands - and sometimes millions - of souls. What a privilege it is to lead souls to Jesus (especially through Mary) and heaven! Spiritual Fathers must be constantly vigilant, because they must ensure that their teaching is authentic and truthful, and their teachings must be fully in accord with the THREEFOLD DESIGN OF GOD: Sacred Scripture: Sacred Tradition: and Sacred Magisterial Teachings! To stray from this threefold structure will lead to error and the endangerment of souls! Every priest must ensure that he remains faithful to the authentic truths of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. The best way for any priest to remain faithful is to stay closely devoted to Mary, because Mary will always lead souls to her Son, Jesus!!! Priests must remain humble and prayerful, and they must practice all of the virtues and THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST! Wisdom, Counsel, Understanding, Knowledge, Fortitude, Piety and Fear of the Lord. (See Isaias 11:2-3.) They cannot teach what they do not know, and they cannot know Jesus very well if they ignore His Holy Mother, The Blessed Virgin Mary! Humility, charity, and purity are especially close to the hearts of Jesus and Mary, and Holy Priests must desire These Holy Virtues! We must all pray that our priests, deacons and all fathers will be given ALL OF THE GRACES NECESSARY to be Holy and Virtuous in the highest degree.
THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER! THE PARISH THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER!
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL FATHERS AND PRIESTS TO BE HOLY!!! PRAYER OBTAINS GRACE, AND GOD'S GRACE CHANGES HEARTS!!! A WORLD AT PRAYER IS A WORLD AT PEACE!
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