Blessed are you when people reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake. - Mt 5:11
Reflection: Suffering for the sake of love, truth, and justice is a sign of fidelity to the God of life and of hope. It is the blessedness of those who suffer for Christ, who fall to the ground like grains of wheat and are promised life and resurrection.
- Pope John Paul II
Prayer: Lord Jesus, You proclaimed blessed those who suffer for the sake of justice. Let me never stand by the wayside when my brothers and sisters are suffering unjustly.
From: Minute Meditations from the Popes (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)
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