Monday, May 28, 2012

6/5/2012 – St Boniface – Tuesday of 9th week of ordinary time – 2 Peter 3:12-15a, 17-18


        We hear from Second Peter today, a letter which encourages believers to wait for the second coming with patience, all the while studying and growing in their faith.  We are to be aware of the false teachers and false prophets who will come in our midst and lead us astray from the truths of our faith.
         We celebrate St Boniface today, who traveled from his native England in the 8th century and is known to be the Apostle of God’s Word to Germany.  Boniface succeeded in bringing God’s word to Germany when so many before him had failed.  He spent 36 years as a missionary there and died a martyr’s death, but he is remembered for the faith that took root there.  Boniface is a very popular saint all throughout Europe, with many churches and schools named after him.  This is a quote attributed to St Boniface that I really like: “In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life's different stresses.  Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course.”  May we pray for the courage, the patience, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to continue on our journey of faith, to grow in that faith that has been passed down to us.  

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