Which Kingdom Are You In? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, we come to the end of the liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King, where we meditate upon the kingly reign or rule of Christ. Now, we in the modern liberal West have a hard time with kings; we like democratic polities. The United States emerged out of a great rebellion against the king. But we should get over this modern hang-up, because kingship—from Adam all the way up to Christ—is a basic biblical idea. And the importance of today’s feast is that it forces a decision about which king we follow.

Mass Readings
Reading 1 — Dn 7:13-14
Psalm — Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5
Reading 2 — Rv 1:5-8
Gospel — Jn 18:33b-37

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[RitaGatton]

The Polish parliament in April, 2016, voted that Our Lord Jesus Christ was the official king of Poland. The coronation was held on November 19, 2016, at the Church of Divine Mercy in Kraków, Poland, with thousands in attendance, including President Andrzej Duda.

[michaela]

I stand with Christ the true King! ❤❤❤

[taylorallred]

This sermon made me realize that through the whole Bible the true king is *always* a shepherd.

[DavidHeard-jg]

Bishop Barron is one of the men responsible for bringing me into the Catholic faith. Thank you so much for helping show me the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessings and peace be with you.

[jimmyboeingbeep]

Whenever I get the opportunity to tell others about Bishop Barron I do so with my greatest endorsement. He speaks to our intellect as well as our hearts. He is our modern day John the Baptist, demolishing our pretentiousness and presenting the clearest of choices, which King do we serve?

[jma-ea]

Happy Belated Birthday Bishop Barron. Blessings to you.

[TJ]

I love the the idea that Christ the King is truly the King of Poland
Long Live Poland

[mrskspahr]

I always wondered why Pilate was in the creed, thank you for explaining that so well!! 14:04

[Avalon-M.A.]

This line from Bishop Barron stood out for me. "Israel should not be trying to ape the other nations; Israel is meant to stand out". See any resemblance to our current state of the world today?. Which kingdom are we honoring today?. The kingdom of God is within us today. Long live Jesus Christ, our true King.

[ScottChase-fr]

This is why I love our beautiful Catholic faith!

[PhilRubio]

Idk how but this dude just hits home runs every week with his homilies. I’m a different Catholic and Christian thanks to bishop Barron and that much stronger in my relationship with Jesus the king. ❤

[veyoutube]

When I see a Catholic priest (Bishop Barron ) and a Rabbi (Manis Friedman), teaching basically the same things except for Jesus being the Messiah (yet), I know the Kingdom of Heaven is coming to fruition. Heaven and Earth are coming to Harmony. Amen, Hallelujah. ✨🙌✨🙌✨

[StephBris]

The Kingdom of God is here now.
Jesus presence is here with us now.
Christ is King now.
🙏 ✝️

[sandyv]

"Which army are you in, and which king/King do you follow?"

Amen!

[ChinonsoValentine-qw]

All Hail Christ the King.
Happy birthday, Bishop Baron 🎉🎉🎉

[cfs]

Viva Cristo Rey! Thank you, Bishop Barron, for another historic talk!🙏♥️

[maryjordan]

Bishop Barron is such a blessing! His meaningful homilies have added so much to my understanding of Jesus. I wouldn’t be surprised if he were canonized one day. Jesus Christ is King!

[NUKE.]

What an awesome, anointed Shepherd. I was sad when we lost Pope Benedict, whom I considered our best theologian. But God raised up Bishop Barron ! Thanks be to God for blessing us.

[FirstnameLastname-qzfr]

Dear Bishop Barron, this homily was beautiful, thank you for speaking the language of scripture so truthfully.

[andresteves]

Christ The King, ruler of heaven and earth... enduring The Crown of Thorns for us brought The Kingdom of Heaven...