The Feast of St Cyril and Methodius, great missionaries.

The Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries. 

The Holy Spirit reminds us of the wonderful things God is doing in our lives. 

"The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

"They concluded among themselves that it was because they had no bread. 

"When Jesus became aware of this he said to them, “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread?

"Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear? And do you not remember, when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many wicker baskets full of fragments you picked up?” They answered him, “Twelve.” “When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?” They answered him, “Seven.”

"He said to them, “Do you still not understand?” (Mark 8: 14 - 21).

Tuesday February 14th in the 6th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of two great missionaries who are brothers: Saints Cyril (+869)and Methodius

 (+885), Priest and Bishop respectively.

They evangelized parts of Europe in the 9th century, notably Moravia (present-day Czech Republic).  By faith, Saints Cyril and Methodius faced trials and persecution to bring the Good News to the Slavic nations. 

Pope John Paul II proclaimed them patron saints of Europe, along with St. Benedict, the abbot.

In our Gospel of today from Mark 8: 14 - 21, Jesus teaches us a vital lesson about how to grow our relationship with God. He sees a teaching opportunity in the disciples' total forgetfulness of recent miracles of multiplication of bread. 

If we forget the good things God is doing for us, then we could be in very shallow relationship with God. If your children forget most of the good things you do for them, they will never grow to appreciate or love you very much. 

Scripture teaches that every good thing we have and enjoy in life comes from God. It teaches too that the Holy Spirit teaches us to remember all that God is doing for us. I like this truth very much. I pray every day to the Holy Spirit to remind me of everything God has done for me during the day. I do this during the examination of conscience. I write down the main points into dated landmarks. Over time, I create a yearly timeline. 

If you want to grow in intimate relationship with God, it is your responsibility to record and remember the good things God is doing for you. 

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