Hear me declare with boldness, I am a Christian. Eighty and six years have I served Christ, nor has He ever done me any harm. How then, could I blaspheme my King who saved Me?....I bless Thee for deigning me worthy of this day and this hour, that I may be among Thy martyrs, and drink the cup of my Lord Jesus Christ said Polycarp.
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.
"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost," said Jesus in Luke 19:10. The story of Zacchaeus we heard in today’s gospel reading, ...
Today’s parable reminds us to continually cloth ourselves with God’s sanctifying grace by staying awake, by being ready and by staying focused on our Lord and not letting temporal things, worries and concerns distract us from preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ, the Bridegroom, for we know neither the day nor the hour that will happen.
