The community of saints accompanies us on our journey. This week we have celebrated different saints on their feast days who represent different time periods of Church history. Tuesday we celebrated St Catherine of Siena, a Dominican laywoman from Italy from the 14th century who is a Doctor of the Church. Wednesday was the feast of Pope Pius V. Thursday was the feast day of St Joseph the Worker, the spouse of Mary. Yesterday was the feast day of St Athanasius of Alexandria, Egypt, an Early Church Father from the 4th century who is also a Doctor of the Church. Today we celebrate Philip and James, two of the Apostles. This is not James the Greater, the son of Zebedee, but rather James the Lesser, the son of Alphaeus.
In the Gospel today, Jesus is telling the disciples about his relationship with the Father. In response, Philip wants Jesus to show them the Father. Jesus tells Philip that if one has seen Jesus, he has indeed seen the Father. We might have a similar curiosity about our faith. We may want to see more. We may want truth or further explanation. A curious mind and the questions we ask will help us in our search for God.
As we celebrate these wonderful saints this week, we look back to a diverse group of the faithful from Church history. May we always see the saints as our friends who help us with their prayers and intercessions along our journey.
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