Newsletter November 29th 2020 (1st Sunday of Advent)

Today’s Gospel reading tells us to live ready by doing good deeds and the first and second reading shows us that we need God’s grace to continue in this way.

The parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus were declared as saints since they gave first priority to God and brought up their daughters according to God’s will. They served God by bringing up their children piously.

Saint Dominic Savio shared with St. Don Bosco that he would continue playing in the playground even if his death arrived at that instant.

Saint Charles Borromeo said that he would continue playing billiards if he had to die in the next five minutes.

Similarly all the saints were happy when death arrived. They knew the life after death with clarity. When we do our best for our Lord when we live, then we will be happy when our time is done.