We are connected!

All Saints Day

Each and every Sunday we have the profound privlege to profess our Catholic Faith, a faith that has been passed down thru the centuries, a faith for which countless men and women martyrs have died, a faith which has tremendous power to save.
What a treasure, what a gift to profess this faith!

Today, on All Saints Day, it seems as though the beauty of our faith shines all the more brightly as we recall the memory of those who have professed this faith. People like Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Kathrine Drexel, Francis of Assisi to name just a few. All of whom have professed this one same faith.

Today, we not only remember these people, as we remember George Washington on President's Day, But we remember that we are united with them. United in faith, sacrament and life. We share the life of the saints, we are indeed united and in communion with them. So much so that we can become like them. Today, we celebrate this communion with our brother and sister, saints.

We get an inkling as to what this means from the first reading today. St. John in Revelation tells us that he saw a countless throng of people, whose robes had been washed in the blood of the lamb. And then, in his letter, he reminds us that we share this communion. He reminds us that we are God's Children, and while the world does not recognize us, it is who we are. We must recongize who we are, and in so doing, we will be blessed.

How do we keep this in mind? I very practical way, may come from a secular image, that of a VERIZON commercial. Perhaps you know the one that I mean, that which shows that we are connected. That we have a network behind us, that we are never alone. Perhaps this can encourage us, to be who we are, together with those who have gone before.

My friends let us give thanks to the Lord, for all he has done and for the gift to be part of this great Communion!