Reflection for Thursday 34th Week, Ordinary Time.

By


Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore

Today's Gospel 

Luke 21:25-27   

There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 

Today's Reflection 

In a time of danger or distress, it is only natural that we face and try to overcome the danger, or if possible, to find a way out of the danger or distress.

It is inevitable that our focus and energies are concentrated on avoiding the danger or overcoming the distress.

But faith tells us not to just look at the things of earth, but also to look at the things above.

In other words, with faith, we believe that God will come to our help and save us from the danger and distress.

In the 1st reading, the prophet Daniel was about to be thrown into the lion's pit.

The king had tried to save him but in vain, and he could say to Daniel, "Your God, whom you have served so faithfully, will have to save you."

So Daniel was thrown into the lions' pit and the opening was sealed, and with that, so was Daniel's fate.

But the next morning, Daniel was found to be still alive and unharmed by the lions.

This story tells us that as much as we will face danger and distress on earth, let us lift our eyes and hearts to God above.

And the God that we believe and put our trust in will save us from the dangers and distress that we face.


SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA


Tradition identifies CATHERINE the daughter of the governor of Egyptian Alexandria during the reign of the emperor Maximian in the third century. A scholarly girl, she converted to Christianity. Later, when persecutions began she was reported to go to the emperor and rebuke him. Catherine was then scourged and imprisoned, and, failing to dissuade her to recant of her faith by torture, he was reported to have offered her marriage. She refused, declaring Jesus Christ as her spouse, to whom she had consecrated her virginity. She was condemned to death on a spiked breaking wheel, but it shattered, and she was finally beheaded.


GOD BLESS YOU

Good morning. Have a nice safe day

HAPPY FEAST