Reflection:
“Do we know the saints of our Church?”(1)
“They are our brothers and sisters. We are members of the same family. We have the same father, God, and the same mother, the Church. We eat the same food, Holy Communion. We have all come forth from the same spiritual womb, have been nourished on the same milk, dined at the same table. Do we know our siblings, the saints of the Church?”(2)
“Just like when your family gathers for dinner, and one of the children is late, and everyone waits for him/her, so it is with the saints, who are waiting for all of us, for me and for you.”(3)
So let us seek out and read the lives of the saints, witness the living Gospel, come to know our siblings the saints, and take in their courage and love for God. Since they are alive in Christ, let us ask for their intercession and walk with them in our journey toward the Heavenly Kingdom.
Resources:
1) Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra, The Church at Prayer pg 132.
2) Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra, The Church at Prayer pg 132.
3) Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra, The Church at Prayer pg 132.
