Today is the feast day of St Stephen. The first martyr.
What is the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word "martyr"? To die defending my faith?
The thing that struck me the most from the Gospel reflection today is the challenge to be martyr every day, to have courage to carry my cross every day. It's difficult! Especially the part to be 'courageous'.
It's difficult to have the courage to ask my brother's help to drive me for Mass (I have not been able to attend daily Mass here).
It's difficult to have the courage to stop watching movie in the middle to do my prayer (hahaha.. It's very hard to do your norms of piety at home in holiday mood!!)
It's difficult to have the courage to excuse myself for a while to say the Angelus (or to ask my friends to join me saying the Angelus)
I guess Joyce is right. The devil never takes holidays so we should keep presence of God even in our holidays and being away from our normal situation is a test how we can try our best to do our norms and to keep having our daily appointment with God. It takes courage to do this little things in a situation in which other people not do the same things.
St. Stephen, pray for us.
What is the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word "martyr"? To die defending my faith?
The thing that struck me the most from the Gospel reflection today is the challenge to be martyr every day, to have courage to carry my cross every day. It's difficult! Especially the part to be 'courageous'.
It's difficult to have the courage to ask my brother's help to drive me for Mass (I have not been able to attend daily Mass here).
It's difficult to have the courage to stop watching movie in the middle to do my prayer (hahaha.. It's very hard to do your norms of piety at home in holiday mood!!)
It's difficult to have the courage to excuse myself for a while to say the Angelus (or to ask my friends to join me saying the Angelus)
I guess Joyce is right. The devil never takes holidays so we should keep presence of God even in our holidays and being away from our normal situation is a test how we can try our best to do our norms and to keep having our daily appointment with God. It takes courage to do this little things in a situation in which other people not do the same things.
St. Stephen, pray for us.
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