Note: At last we can provide a thin slice of bread after several days of no internet access at the Oblate Retreat House in San Antonio where I'm attending a conference. Then, this morning the door was locked till just a few moments ago. However, here is a thought.
We celebrate the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, two of the chosen Twelve. St. Jude, patron of hopeless cases, is well known and has great following, but we can't forget Simon the Zealot, whose desire to right the wrongs inflicted upon the people of Israel drew him to the group known as Zealots even before he was chosen by Jesus to follow him. No doubt his vigor and energy attracted Jesus to him. Hope in what might seem a "hopeless age" as we look around us today, and zeal for bringing the Good News to this sad world are needed as much today as in the days when Simon and Jude lived, or when St. Marcellin found ignorance of the faith in the Jean-Baptiste Montagnes of his day. Things have not changed much over the centuries; the mission and the need for zealous apostles filled with hope impel us to dig in and bring the message of Jesus to all, especially those whose paths cross ours today. Sts. Simon and Jude, pray for us and make us strong and faithful apostles of Jesus.
Bro. Rene
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