{"id":32810,"date":"2018-01-25T18:52:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T00:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=32810"},"modified":"2018-01-29T16:34:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:34:27","slug":"becoming-an-ark-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/becoming-an-ark-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming an Ark of God","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Church, which comprises the elect,
\n is fittingly styled daybreak or dawn\u2026
\n It will be fully day for her when she shines
\n with the perfect brilliance of interior light<\/strong>.
\n \u2014St. Gregory the Great, Pope; Liturgy of the Hours<\/em>, Vol III, p. 308 (see also The Smoldering Candle<\/em><\/a> and Wedding Preparations<\/a> <\/em>to understand the coming corporate mystical union, which will be preceded by a \u201cdark night of the soul\u201d for the Church.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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BEFORE<\/strong> Christmas, I asked the question:\u00a0Is the\u00a0Eastern Gate Opening?<\/i><\/a> <\/i>That is, are we beginning to see signs of the ultimate fulfillment of the\u00a0Triumph of the Immaculate Heart coming in to view? If so, what signs should we see? I would recommend reading that exciting writing<\/a> if you have not yet.<\/p>\n

Chief among the signs, of course, would be the first, almost imperceptible “rays of dawn” appearing, or rather,\u00a0rays of purification\u00a0<\/em>coming over the world. And do we not see this? In the Church, the weeds are beginning to be separated from the wheat<\/a> as the sins of the Body of Christ\u2014from priest scandals to financial corruption to those who are embracing compromise\u2014are coming to light. In the world, the same thing is happening to one degree or another as people begin to revolt against both political and personal scandals. It is the beginning of an “illumination of conscience<\/a>” of mankind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? And\u00a0“If the righteous man is scarcely saved,\u00a0where will the impious and sinner appear?”\u00a0Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.<\/em> (1 Peter 4:17-19)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If we are speaking of the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart, then we have to understand Christ’s masterplan through Our Lady,[1]<\/sup><\/a>see\u00a0The Plan of the Ages<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span>