All Saints – Solemnity
First reading – Apocalypse 7:2-4,9-14
“After that I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands”. There is place for people from every nation, every race, every tribe, and every language. Today is the feast of All Saints. Saints from every nation, every race, every tribe, and every language. The servants of God who are happy to be in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. They are the people who have been through the great persecution, and they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb. They had temptations, they had challenges, they had defects, they had weaknesses. But they went through it. They did not give up. They overcame it. Then they washed their robes white again in the blood of Jesus Christ. They submitted themselves to the grace of the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Among them there are people whom we know also. That is joyful. They are standing before the Lord and interceding for us. Let’s reflect: Are we thankful for the multitude of saints interceding for us?
Wednesday 1 November
