St. Rose of Lima

FOCAL POINT:

“Every call of Christ is first of all a call to personal holiness. Religious profession contributes to an intimate, personal union with the Triune God.” (Con. 150)

Deceased:

Fr. Alexander Reitzel, 1951, Kitchener, Canada
Fr. William Graf, 1983, Waterloo, Canada

1. For the Church, our Holy Father, and our local ordinary.
2. For blessings upon our country and its peoples.
3. For the example of care for the poor, which St. Rose of Lima offered to the people of Peru; may we imitate her example in our care for the poor.

FURTHER REFLECTION:

“Saint John Paul II asked us to recognize that ‘there must be no lessening of the impetus to preach the Gospel’ to those who are far from Christ, ‘because this is the first task of the Church.’” (The Joy of the Gospel, 15)