Monday of week 31 in Ordinary Time
Saint Martin de Porres, Religious
Reading: Romans 11:29-36
Saint Paul’s words in Romans remind us of the astonishing depth of God’s mercy, His plan of redemption that transforms even disobedience into a path toward grace. “For God delivered all to disobedience, that He might have mercy upon all.” This is the great paradox of salvation: our weakness becomes the very place where divine mercy reveals its power. Humanity’s failure does not frustrate God’s plan; it becomes the occasion for His compassion. Saint Martin de Porres lived this mystery with quiet humility and love, turning human brokenness into an opportunity for kindness and healing. He reflected the heart of a God who stoops down not to condemn, but to lift up. When we accept that we are all in need of mercy, we discover the unity that binds us, no one is excluded from the embrace of God’s compassion. In this humility, we find both freedom and peace, for everything begins and ends in mercy. Let’s reflect: Do I let the awareness of my own weakness open my heart to God’s mercy and to compassion for others, or do I still struggle to accept that redemption flows through humility and grace?
Don Giorgio