This is my last hour of life, listen to me attentively: if I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for my religion and for my God. It is for Him that I die. My immortal life is on the point of beginning. Become Christians if you wish to be happy after death because God has eternal chastisements in store for those who have refused to know Him - St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn.
We have received baptism, entrance into the Church and the honour of being called Christians. Yet what good will this do us, if we are Christians in name only and not in fact?
My brothers and sisters in Christ, it is a well known fact that our Savior is coming to save us, so let us stand erect and raise our heads as Jesus urged us in today’s gospel reading by doing what is right and just when we truly love God and our neighbor; and by being vigilant in our spiritual lives through doing an examination of conscience, going to confession, praying more consistently, and lastly, by practicing mortification.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, let us go out into the world and truly share Christ with others by proclaiming and teaching His gospel fearlessly and solely with His power and authority. Let us also avoid all distractions with prayer, so that we can focus and concentrate on our mission of evangelizing the world.
