Last Advent, we focused on SAINTS- the main topic of the Blog. Our future is even less uncertain than it was last year. Wars have not ceased, our climate is even more unstable with hurricanes, fires, floods, etc., and our political leaders are crazier than ever! We certainly cannot count on them for leadership, and pop stars, sports heroes are turning out to have clay feet, so they are not examples to look up to. This is why, more than ever, we need our spiritual friends to show us the way. They have been through what we experience in our suffering, our pain and our joys.
St.
Josemaría Escrivá is called the saint of the ordinary” for emphasizing
what our lives as Christians today is about: making ordinary everyday life
something extraordinary.
We are all inspired by people we admire who have admirable qualities, be it members of our own family, friends or even just people we read about. We admire their strength of character, their faithfulness to what they believe, and their courage to forge ahead in difficulties. So should it be for our saints, which the Church has placed before us as examples to learn from- their gifts as well as their frailties.
Friendship with them gives us a sense of human comfort, self worth, connection with others and meaning in our lives. May we this Advent, as we prepare for the birth of our Savior, ask them to intercede for us, that we too may one day reach the "heavenly homeland".
Art: John Nava, Ojai, California - Los Angeles Cathedral Tapestries
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