Humbly submit your will to God (thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted
and they came to him.
He appointed Twelve, whom he also named Apostles,
that they might be with him
and he might send them forth to preach
and to have authority to drive out demons:
He appointed the Twelve:
Simon, whom he named Peter;
James, son of Zebedee,
and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges,
that is, sons of thunder;
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew,
Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus;
Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean,
and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. Mk 3:13-19
One thought the devil puts in our minds is that we are not as holy as someone else. We downplay ourselves because we think certain people never sin. Of course, we aren’t the chosen 12. The Chosen 12 had their mission and purpose. God chose certain positions in the Church to be anointed and ordained for specific purposes and apostolates that we do not have but may be called to. May we honor them and revere them for their calling and pray for them. If we are called to marriage, we are still called for a specific mission and purpose to be holy and become a saint!
The most important thing we must understand is that all of us are baptized in the same waters and are called to be holy. Pope Francis is NOT more baptized than you and I. St. Francis is not more baptized than us. By baptism we are all called to the same holiness as the pope, bishops, priests, religious brothers and sisters; we are all called to this high calling, to be saints. We are all sealed in the same Holy Spirit. Today, Jesus in this Gospel is calling you. He wants to have an encounter with you and tell you what God made you for.
Holiness is perfection through submitting your will to God, following the 10 commandments, living a sacramental life to receive the graces we need to keep fighting the good fight, dying to self and putting on Christ, offering our crosses up when we suffer (thank God we have something to offer our suffering up to-thank you Jesus!), help those in need, fasting and sacrificing to strengthen our self-control and discipline, and love. Every human soul is called to do this through Baptism. May we not take the power of the cross away from Jesus and think we are less holy or any less called to sainthood. We are doing ourselves, the Church, and the world a great disservice. Recognize your identity as an adopted son or daughter of God, brother or sister in Christ, inspired by the Holy Spirit to be a saint.
Today’s challenge: Pray for your vocation. God is calling you, are you listening. Go to adoration and listen.
Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YOLO
***We are praying for all of you on the March for Life trip, may we protect the most innocent in our country by law!!! May we be a voice for the voiceless!
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