THE WORD AND THE SAINT

22nd January, 2015: Bl. Laura Vicuña

Heb 7: 25 - 8: 6; Mk 3: 7-12

The letter to the Hebrews gives a distinguished importance to the quality of obedience of Jesus! In fact it speaks of obedience as special ministry of the Son of God. St. Paul's letters too have the same dimension (eg: Phil 2). At times holiness does not consist in doing great things to a great effect, but in simple and humble submission to the Lord. 

Bl. Laura Vicuña whom the Salesian family remembers today, is an exemplification of this submission. She gave herself up to the Lord, to do the Lord's will and attained an extraordinary level in sanctity already at that tender age!  In Don Bosco's spirituality,  this kind of sanctity is an ordinary sight. 

And today,  we begin the Novena to Don Bosco's  feast!