Month: January 2015

History

From history perspective. These days we have had classes with Mark David Walsh an associate of Sion´s Sisters. Our topic is Christian-Jewish relations. In our first class we talked about the various expressions of the golden rule in the different religions; all are connected to love and respect of others. Specifically, in Christianity, Mt. 7:12 says: in everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. In Judaism‘s rule from Hillel, the Talmud says: what is hateful to you do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. As Christians, we acknowlege our historical heritage from the Judaism, and especially that, Jesus who, for us, is the Christ (the Messiah) and our Saviour, was born, lived and died as a Jew, observing Jewish Tradition, as is written in Luke 4:16-20: when he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, as he was his custom, and he …

20 January

20th of January the feast of Mary’s Apparition to Alphonse The event of January the 20th was one of the signs for Theodore pointing to the will of God. For Alphonse this event was a symbol of light. In his later reflection he said “God does not communicate the Godhead except through light which is the expression of Life and Truth”. The event of January 20 became the foundation of Sion. It is through Mary’s Apparition to Alphonse that the mission of Sion came to being, “What a mission the gentle Virgin came to fulfill on earth! We knew that Israel had received promises of mercy because these promises are recorded in the Scriptures. But we can judge their grandeur and importance by the messenger chosen for their accomplishment.”(Book 4:76) Because of Mary’s apparition of light Sion came into being and expanded in different parts of the world, particularly in Jerusalem more than one hundred years ago. Today on this special day for all the Sion Family we are also celebrating the perpetual profession of …

The living Covenant of today

A covenant is an act of love between human beings and God where the confidence between both is important. When God chooses a nation or a person to live an act of love it is because he believes in the capacity of this person or nation to live it. Thousands of years ago God chose a people to live a covenant from generation to generation. Covenant in the Bible means “The conditional promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in scripture, it is an agreement between God and the ancient Israelites in which God promised to protect them if they kept his law and were faithful to Him” (Covenant – STEVEN L. McKENZIE). Today God lives this covenant with each woman and man who opens his/her heart and mind to hear his voice. Living a covenant with God means being for others: Saving life, rescuing dignity, respecting each person’s religion and each people, seeking peace between religions and people, loving the poor, respecting different people in their individuality and culture. Covenant can be between …