Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time
Saint Peter Claver
First reading – Colossians 1:21-23
St. Paul is underling something very important. What is the life of conversion? What does it mean to leave the old ways and to start a new life? It is to “persevere and stand firm on the solid base of the faith, never letting yourselves drift away from the hope promised by the Good News”. This is to persevere and stand firm on the solid base of the faith. Whatever happens in our life, whatever happens around us, hold to the strength of the faith. It’s not about our strength but it’s the strength of the faith. The strength of the faith is that which keeps us in the hope promised by the Good News. Only then the hope can be the hope promised by the Good News. Otherwise, it will be a hope in something else. The solid base of the faith in Jesus Christ gives us the strength to have the hope in the love of God. This is the hope promised by the Good News. Let’s reflect: Am I standing firm in the strength of the faith?
Saturday 9 September
