Thursday, October 31, 2024

All Saints, Friday, 01-11-2024

Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14 / 1 John 3:1-3 / Matthew 5:1-12   

As Christians, we are called to a life of holiness on earth.

It is the God of holiness, our Creator, who is calling us to reflect His holiness on earth.

That is our mission, that is our destiny and that is also our salvation.

So, we must strive to be holy, and when our journey on earth comes to an end, we will join the Saints in heaven.

That is our belief, that is our hope and that is our eternal destiny.

As we celebrate a feast of All Saints, we renew our hope in the mystery of the Communion of Saints.

We believe that the multitude of Saints in heaven are praying for us to join them in eternity to praise God.

These Saints, whether they are officially canonized, or among the multitude of other Saints in heaven, have strived for holiness on earth and are now in heaven.

The Church proclaims this mystery as revealed by the Holy Spirit, and today we celebrate the reality of that mystery.

And we also believe that the Saints are praying for us.

So, our Christian Mission does not come to an end.

We live a life of holiness on earth, and when we eventually enter into heaven, our mission is to pray for those on earth to be saved.

That is what the Saints are doing for us, that is also what we must do for others on earth, because that is also what we will be doing in heaven for eternity.