Two Pillars

Saints Peter and Paul stand as two of the greatest evangelizers in the history of the Church. Both me underwent enormous change and growth to become thus remembered. From fisherman to the first among the Twelve, our first Pope, Peter reminds us that our weaknesses, even our denials of Jesus, cannot deter us from turning completely around and contributing significantly to the growth of God's Kingdom. Paul, a persecutor, becomes a great missionary, traveling around the Mediterranean Basin three times before his Roman imprisonment, and then making a fourth journey that took him to Spain before his second arrest and martyrdom. These men were on fire...the fire kindled by the Holy Spirit...and serve as models for not only our present Pope and clergy, but for all of us. We are the Church as much as the ordained clergy; holiness, leadership, evangelization are ours as well as theirs. As we pray for the Pope and the Church today, let us remember that we are praying for ourselves. Whatever our daily "missionary journey", let us do it with the courage and conviction of these two men who gave themselves totally to the mission entrusted to them by Jesus.
Bro. Rene