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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
As I read and reflected over today’s first reading, my first reaction was: this could be in an epic movie scene! It doesn't end harshly but rather with a gentle and simply-powerful message.
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Today’s 1st reading caused me to wonder: “Are we relying too much on man and science right now…given our current situation?”
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Today we commemorate the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. We venerate and ask the intercession of this small but significant group of converts to the faith. Thankfully, most of us will not become martyrs, however, this doesn’t mean that we’re not called to live out our faith courageously.
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As I read and prayed about today’s first reading, even though it dates back over two thousand years, the message seemed fitting for today. Now, most of us don’t receive threatening letters from powerful kings or other world leaders. Still, we do encounter other challenges to our faith in God.
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Sometime during my younger years, I heard the expression: that someone was taking up the mantle. Taken literally, it didn't make sense because the only "mantle" I knew/ was the ledge over the opening of a fireplace. But with time, I learned that it meant a person taking up the responsibilities for someone else/ just like we heard about in today's first reading.
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Today's readings brought me back to one of my first discoveries about healing. Like most kids, I had my share of skinned knees and elbows that were treated by this fluorescent red colored liquid called mercurochrome. These scrapes would heal in about a week, that is, until one trip to the ocean where the saltwater miraculously sped up the process. That was my "aha moment" with the healing properties of salt.
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