Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr
on Tuesday of the 3rd week of Advent
Gospel – Matthew 21:28-32
“He answered, “I will not go,” but afterwards thought better of it and went”. Thinking better of what he said, and he decided to change what he said. This thinking better is facilitated by repentance and humility. When we think that what we think is right, there is no space for thinking better. We can think better only if we can perceive the effect of what we say and what we do in others. For this perception, humility is the only way. By being humble we perceive the effect of our actions and words on others. That will evoke repentance for those actions or words which hurt others or made them sad. There we think better of what we said, or we did, and correct ourselves. Advent is the time to repent and make things better.
Tuesday 13 December
