I was always told that part of being Catholic was to preach the Gospel but I never fully understood it as I was growing up. While attending Franciscan University, I got to learn what it meant to spread God’s Word. Through mission trips and service in the community, I found that preaching the Gospel goes beyond just telling others about the Word of God. It can also entail taking part in the community by serving at soup kitchens or going to nursing homes to play music for the elderly. By being yourself, you can help reveal God’s love to others.
Today’s Gospel from Mark embodies what it means to be Catholic. Jesus calls us to go out into the world and preach the Gospel to all creation. We live in a world where everything is easy and at our fingertips. To go outside of our comfort zone is something that never gets easier, but being Catholic isn’t supposed to be comfortable. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s famous saying “Verso L’alto”, which means “To the Heights”, invites us to go beyond our comfort to preach the Gospel – to go above and beyond. That is what saints in the making do.
With 2025 just starting, I invite you to reflect on what it means to be a saint and to seek new ways to preach the Gospel to others, building the confidence to go out and continue the mission of the Catholic faith.
Daily Reading
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 Hebrews 9:15, 24-28 Christ is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called…
Saint of the Day
Saint Angela Merici
Saint Angela Merici, founder of the Ursulines, dedicated her life to education and religious formation, pioneering the first teaching congregation for women.
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