Dear members of the family of Jesus,

This week, I was reflecting on Jesus' title of "King of kings." Jesus came to this world at a time when there were no "President," no "Prime Ministers," no "Mayors," therefore disqualifying the usage of the titles of "President of presidents" or "Prime Minister of prime ministers."

Reviewing all those titles, one takes note that the title of "King" is a lifetime title. You are born a King and you die as a King. All the other titles, Presidents, Prime Ministers, or Mayors are elected positions for a short period of time.

In the case of Jesus as "King of kings", His title is eternal. He was born a King as a descendant of King David, was crowned as a King with the Crown of Thorns, died as a King who gave His life for the life of many, resurrected as a glorious King and will rule eternally as the King of kings. There are no other like Him! Praise be His Most Holy name.

The question that arises is, "What is a King of kings?" According to the online dictionary, a King of kings is a Monarch who has other monarchs under him such as a Lord of lords. He is a Ruler who rules over those who rule a portion of land or territory. This title, "King of kings" tells us that in His eternal Kingdom, Jesus will have sub-kingdoms that will be ruled by eternally appointed kings.

Is this a reference to the twelve Apostles when Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." [Matthew 19:28] In the aforementioned verse, Jesus refers to "twelve thrones." A "throne" is the seat of a "ruler." But can someone be a king and a judge at the same time?

In the Old Testament, we read the event when King Solomon of Israel, the wealthy and wise king of Israel who succeeded his father, King David, was called to judge on a matter. When two women claimed to be the mother of the same child, King Solomon revealed their true feelings and relationship to the child by suggesting to cut the baby in two, with each woman to receive half. The true mother, displaying biological motherly love, was ready to let go of her child so it may live. The lying woman agreed to have the child killed. This event tells us that in God's original plan of establishing kingdoms on earth, their rulers were to be kings and judges over their people.

What can be concluded from all of this? It can be concluded that if you persevere to the end and are adopted as a child of God, when you go to Heaven, you will be associated with one the heavenly kingdoms. The kingdom to which you will belong may not be the same kingdom to which all your family members or your friends will belong to. Jesus, before He created you, decided in which kingdom He would place you. So now you know a little more about the mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven.

As we enter the month of February, the month set aside for devotions to the Holy Family, let us pray to Jesus, Mary and Joseph, asking them to assist us in our needs to persevere in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic faith so all our words and actions will glorify God the Father. Have a blessed month of February.

In the love of Jesus and Mary,

Jonn Miller,
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January 28, 2019

What follows is a summary of January, 2019's spiritual work that was done on the website.

• Homilies

These homilies are now available on the website:

Feb 02; The Presentation of the Lord,
Feb 03; 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time,
Feb 10; 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time,
Feb 11; Our Lady of Lourdes,
Feb 17; 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and
Feb 24; 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

• Latin Mass information:

Ongoing Bulletin updates, and
Ongoing Mass Schedule updates.

• Novena Prayers

This month, a beautiful selection of Novenas was added to the website, namely to:

Saint Adalbert,
Saint Adrian of Nicomedia,
Saint Afra,
Saint Agnes,
Saint Aidan of Ferns,
Saint Alexandrina Maria da Costa,
Saint Bede,
Saint Catherine Labouré,
Saint Gregory The Great,
Saint Helena,
Saint Irenaeus,
Saint Juliana Falconieri,
Saint Laurence,
Saint Louis IX, King of France,
Saint Margaret of Antioch Saint Mary Magdalene,
Saint Peter Chrysologus,
Saint Pius X, Pope,
To One's Patron Saint, and
Urgent Need Novena.

Now there are now 591 different Novenas on the website, all indexed on one webpage.

• Shortcuts:

TreasureOfHomilies.com,

TreasureOfNovenas.com,

TreasureOfPrayers.com,

• Summary:

All the above can be viewed at https://catholicdoors.com .

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