You and I are called to be Saints - - that is the goal of Christian life. de Sales said, “Saints are people who do ordinary, extraordinarily well.” “There’s more to get thrilled about in the ordinary than the extraordinary.” (Colors, “Time Well Spent”)
Fr. Michael Hayes observed, “To be Catholic is to see the world as a place of meaning & of hope; a place created by God, it is to know that each individual is called to flourish in that world & to make a positive contribution to the common good, it is to be content in the knowledge that we have the real possibility of divine destiny. To be Catholic is to be a person of hope & of vision, a person who sees meaning in life in this world & promise beyond.”
St. Francis de Sales looked at the world and said, “Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life with fear; rather look upon them with strong hope that, as they arise, God, whose child you are, will deliver you from them.”
And he tells us that the Christian Life is a life of Prayer; a life to “Live Jesus.”
St. Paul told the Ephesians and us, “There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there is but one hope given all of you by your call. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is our all, and works through all, and is in all.” (Letter to the Ephesians 4:3,4)
In the story The Enchanted Bird from the book Colors we read, “Don’t waste your time trying to get people to love you. Instead, spend your time loving people and the other will follow.”
Spend some time today reflecting on your call to holiness and your response to that call.
St. Joseph pray for us.
St. Andre Bessette intercede for us.
May God Be Praised!
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