THE WORD AND THE SAINT... and the happenings today
May 06, 2026: Acts 15: 1-6; John 15: 1-8
We celebrate Dominic Savio today - the teenage saint...
He is considered the jewel of Don Bosco's Educative System; the piece of cloth that made an excellent garment for the Lord, through Don Bosco the saintly tailor; the 14 year old boy who loved God above all; the youngster who was matured much beyond his age; the spiritually thirsting young lad, who was extremely pliable at the hands of his mentor; the boy who fixed his gaze on sanctity and refused to take it away from there even for a passing moment; the young soul to which God had revealed the true glory of the sacraments of confession and communion; the adolescent who stuck to his original fervour, inspite of all the moments of discouragement and derision. He stands out as the shining proof of what a rising generation can do!
The first reading presents to us a young Christian community (not in age, but in experience). We have the account of the first ever ecumenical council held - the Council of Jerusalem! It stands as a wonderful Christian model of handling crisis and confusion: getting together in brotherly dialogue and faithful communion. A young community setting a model for the entire history to come.
Coincidentally, in a State in India (Tamilnadu, the State of my origin), these days there is big history being created, politically - with a brand new party coming to power, totally powered by the Next Gen. There is such a lot of criticism about it, but let us face it: it is a strong statement of the rising generation, the so-called Gen Z! What matters is how they mature their dream, how they stay focused, and how they really be the change that they want to bring about.
The Next Gen is always full of promise... the society needs to stand by them and see them propose dreams; but on their part the rising gen need to take the fostering generation into confidence too... May God bless the Next Gen... and may they become the blessing for the entire humanity.