Light

Day's Saints
Adalbert of Egmond Deacon
Blessed Dorothy if Montau, Nun

Gospel Mt 10:26-33
Jesus said to the Twelve:
"Fear no one.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father."

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DAILY HIGHLIGHT

St. Charbel

One day we will stand in His full
light to be utterly revealed.

I cannot abandon the Church when I hear His voice saying to me, "Remain". Rather, let those who have abandoned Her repent, and hasten to the arms of the Lord and His Heart transfixed in pain, the pain of those separated from the Lord who long so painfully to be one with Him.

He has already borne more than He deserved, and He was not deserving of the contempt served up to Him by mortals who were already dead.

Money and the things of this world claim our attention, but the Lord remains aching to hold us in His arms to lavish His affection. One day He will reveal Himself as He has not revealed Himself before, and all will be stricken with His grief so they know who He is and recongnize Him in us all. Those who have striven so ardently to give themselves to Him will be filled with bliss, but those who knowingly were indifferent to Him will feel the pangs of His abandoment. No one can come to eternal bliss without labor, but He makes it sweet with His consolations.

Standing in the flames of His love, we are cleansed of any impurity and atone for sins so we may be one with Him forever. He offers you the sweetest cool water; why do you stand parched in the desert, not coming to the water?

Do not wait until this life is over to atone for sins, when the pains of the cleansing are so much gentler in this life than the next. Do not own anything if it will occupy all your time and attention. Comfort those who suffer, ask the Lord for healing of the sick and sinful. The wealthy have their reward, if they will not claim what He freely offers. What will you give in return for all the kindness He has given when you were still sinning and mere objects captivated you more than the Source of life itself?

If I write and it strikes your heart, do not fear the Lord's punishment for your sins, but long to be united to Him so He may unite you, and this life become the beginning of your unity with Him. Neither act as if there were no eternity in which to suffer, for there are those who already suffer emptiness that never dies. Those who have eaten of Him will no longer hunger for any earthly thing,  but will bless His Name to suffer the flames of His love and at the end be united to Him completely forever.