Feast of St Anthony Mary Claret. Bishop and Founder.
"Jesus said to his disciples:
“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
"Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.
"Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.
"And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.” (Luke 12: 35 - 38).
Tuesday 24th October 2023 of the 29th week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St Anthony Mary Claret (1807 - 1870).
St Anthony Mary Claret was a Spanish missionary and Archbishop of Santiago, Cuba. He founded the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians).
St Anthony Mary Claret was no stranger to the type of cruelty inflicted on the poor and marginalized people in most countries of the world. He fought for the rights of these people in Cuba and at the end of his life, he wrote: “I have fulfilled my mission, I have preached the Gospel, I have kept holy poverty.”
Wow! We know that by Baptism, God has adopted us as His children and given each of us a mission. But is it part of the Covenant of Baptism to actually work to fulfill our Baptismal Mission?
Our Gospel for today says YES:
“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
"Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival."
A word is enough for the wise.
“The Rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who loves His Mother.” (St Louis Marie de Monfort).
Say the Holy Rosary every day in October.
For Prayers, Consecration, Litany, Testimony of Jesus about those who pray the Rosary, click the link below:
https://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2023/09/october-devotion-to-holy-rosary.html?m=1
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