Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Saint: Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr (-155)
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 18:12-19 The Order of the Psalmody
Mass: James 4:13-17; Resp Ps 49; Mk 9:38-40
Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs!
MARY, QUEEN OF MARTYRS,
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,
PRAY FOR US.
We commemorate early Christian martyr Saint Polycarp, who, "even before his martyrdom ... had received every mark of honor in tribute to his holiness of life." It is unlikely that we will suffer martyrdom in the way that Saint Polycarp did. Nevertheless, we have our daily trials and tribulations, the picking up of our crosses and carrying them so as to follow Jesus and be His disciples. May we do so with the faith, strength, courage, and resolve of Saint Polycarp. By the grace of God, we go about this day with the words of Saint James. Since "you have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow", just say, "if the Lord wills it, we shall do this or that" (Jm 4:14-15). It is true what Esther De Waal writes: "Life must be lived in the present moment. The past is the past, I must let go; the future is unknown, the only reality lies in the present" (The White Stone: The Art of Letting Go, p. 37). United in faith and prayer, we keep going.
SAINT POLYCARP,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: This came out nice. Taken yesterday morning around 8am. Ice and snow, bless the Lord.
© Gertrude Feick 2022
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