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Msgr. Esseff asks the question, “Are you prepared for the Lord’s coming?” Â He challenges us to take a good look at our prayer lives and to prepare for the coming of Jesus in your life today.
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Gospel MK 13:33-37
“Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad.
He leaves home and places his servants in charge,
each with his own work,
and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.
Watch, therefore;
you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight,
or at cockcrow, or in the morning.
May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’â€
Msgr. John A. Esseff is a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Scranton. He was ordained on May 30th 1953, by the late Bishop William J. Hafey, D.D. at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton, PA. Msgr. Esseff served a retreat director and confessor to Blessed Mother Teresa.   He continues to offer direction and retreats for the sisters of the missionaries of charity around the world. Msgr. Esseff encountered St.  Padre Pio,  who would become a spiritual father to him. He has lived in areas around the world,  serving  in the Pontifical missions, a Catholic organization established by Bl. Pope John Paul II to bring the Good News to the world especially to the poor. Msgr. Esseff assisted the founders of the Institute for Priestly Formation and continues to serve as a spiritual director for the Institute. He continues to  serve as a retreat leader and director to bishops, priests and sisters and seminarians and other religious leaders around the world.  Â
To obtain a copy of Msgr. Esseff’s book byvisiting here
Be sure to visit Msgr. Esseff’s website “Building a Kingdom of  Love”
This entry was posted on Sunday, November 30th, 2014 at 10:05 am
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