Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions, Martyrs
Friday of week 33 in Ordinary Time
First reading – 1 Maccabees 4:36-37,52-59
“There was no end to the rejoicing among the people, and the reproach of the pagans was lifted from them”. The passage explains the consecration of the Temple after regaining it from the Seleucids. This verse explains how much people of God were attached to the Temple. The Temple was the center of their life. It gave meaning to their life. In the New Testament this Temple is replaced by the living presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Sacrament. Every time when we have the possibility to make a visit to the Holy Eucharist and when we can receive the Holy Sacrament, we have the possibility to be more joyful than the people in the Old Testament. But the question is that many times we are not aware of this fact. Let’s reflect: Am I sufficiently happy at the possibility of having in my life the living presence of God in the Holy Eucharist?
Friday 24 November
