00:00July 19th.
00:02The Precious Blood
00:04A refuge for the weak and defenseless.
00:07The world can be a harsh place for the vulnerable.
00:10Whether it is the innocent child,
00:13the weary parent,
00:15the lonely elder,
00:16or the sinner,
00:17weighed down by guilt.
00:19All of us know what it is like to feel small and defenseless.
00:23But the Precious Blood of Jesus
00:26is a place of refuge.
00:28It is not just a sign of sacrifice.
00:31It is a shield, a sanctuary,
00:34a wellspring of courage.
00:36The blood that flowed from Calvary cries out with a voice stronger than fear
00:41and gentler than the fiercest storm.
00:44It says,
00:45You are not alone.
00:47I have claimed you.
00:48I will protect you.
00:50In moments of temptation,
00:52spiritual attack,
00:54or emotional breakdown,
00:56we can call upon the blood of Jesus as our covering.
01:00When everything around us feels unstable,
01:03His blood is firm.
01:05When sin seems to speak louder than grace,
01:08His blood answers with forgiveness.
01:11When we are spiritually exhausted,
01:13His blood gives life.
01:15It is more than a symbol.
01:17It is the very price of our adoption as sons and daughters of God.
01:22And it remains alive in the Eucharist,
01:24pulsing with the same love that flowed from the cross.
01:28To take refuge in the blood of Jesus
01:31is not to run away from the world,
01:33but to stand in it with a greater strength.
01:36It is to walk with the confidence that no matter the threats,
01:40spiritual or physical,
01:42nothing has power over those marked by the blood of the Lamb.
01:46Like the Israelites who were protected by the blood on their doors,
01:50we are sealed by something infinitely greater,
01:53the blood of God Himself.
01:56Saint John Bosco knew this strength of divine refuge,
02:00especially in his mission to care for poor and troubled boys
02:04in the streets of 19th century Turin.
02:07Surrounded by poverty, violence and indifference,
02:11Don Bosco placed his entire work under the protection of Jesus and Mary.
02:17He frequently invoked the precious blood in prayer,
02:20especially when spiritual battles threatened his mission.
02:24Despite threats, slander, and even assassination attempts,
02:28he remained fearless,
02:30not because he was powerful,
02:32but because he trusted in divine protection.
02:35He believed deeply that souls, especially young ones,
02:39were worth fighting for,
02:41and that the blood of Christ would be his strength.
02:44Let us, like Don Bosco,
02:47invoke the blood of Christ,
02:49not only for our own protection,
02:52but for those most vulnerable,
02:54children,
02:55the lost,
02:56the weary,
02:57the tempted.
02:59The precious blood is not only our shelter,
03:02it is the weapon of divine love against all evil.
03:06Let us pray.
03:08Jesus, my refuge and defender,
03:12I place myself and all those I love beneath the shelter of your precious blood.
03:18Cover the weak,
03:19protect the innocent,
03:21rescue the fallen.
03:23Give me courage when I'm afraid,
03:25and mercy when I fall.
03:27Through the intercession of St. John Bosco,
03:31who trusted in your saving blood for the salvation of the young,
03:35make me a guardian of souls,
03:37and a witness to your unfailing love.
03:40Amen.
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