MONDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2021
Matthew 5, 1-12:
“Blessed are the poor, the mourners, the suffering, the merciful, the pure in heart, the persecuted…”.
The feast of All Saints is one of the most joyful and enjoyable feasts in the whole Christian calendar. We celebrate all those countless Christians who passed through this world embodying the beatitudes that Jesus proclaims to us today.
We celebrate all our brothers and sisters who were poor in spirit, who wept, who suffered, who hungered and thirsted for justice, who were merciful and pure of heart, who worked for peace and who were persecuted simply for being Christians.
We celebrate so many anonymous saints who are not on the altars. Perhaps we know many of them because they have lived with us, humbly collaborating in the building of the Kingdom of God, without giving themselves any importance, but loving by the effort of their hands and the joy of their hearts.
Commend yourself today to all these saints. They are our brothers and sisters who have gone before us to the common home of our Father. They continue to love us and also continue to accompany us on our journey of following Jesus.
Congratulations on it being your saint’s day too, and have a good day.
Antonio Sanjuán Marín, cmf
