In his first letter, St. John sums up the core of Christian Doctrine in a nutshell: "Let us love one another, because love is of God:" (1 Jn 4:7). This is who we are as Christians, this is what we do. Love makes God known, for God is love; love enables us to do what we think is impossible; love heals, love forgives, love empowers, love saves.
Today we celebrate St. John Neumann, a native of Bohemia, who immigrated to America, became a Redemptorist priest and Bishop of Philadelphia. He loved his vocation and gave it all his energy, establishing schools and learning Gaelic to better serve the Irish immigrants in his diocese; he "was close to the sick; at home with the poor, a friend of sinners." (Pope Paul VI). He was a true missionary, emptying himself totally so that others might receive and grow in the faith. He lived the words of St. John and serves as a model for us to do the same wherever we are on our journey of faith. St. John Neumann, pray for us!
Bro. Rene
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