(Mt. 13:31,41-46)
We celebrate today our own, our
one and only recognised Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi. We thank God whose
grace saw him through and enabled him to live his Christian, priestly and
monastic life searching for the great treasure of eternal life which he found
in Christ and for which he was ready to sell every other desire and passion,
through prayers and mortification. He exchanged the joys of this life for the
joys of the life to come. That was indeed interesting, a good way of responding
to the call of Jesus Christ today in the Gospel.
Each and every day of our life
should see us deriving more joy in the things of heaven than in the things of
earth that are transient. We should endeavour each day of our life to be more
interested in heavenly joys than earthly glories. We should lose interest in
the various distractions we allow, fast from them and focus on what lies ahead
of us.
We are encouraged today to sell
our hunger and drive for satisfactions of the flesh and strive towards a life
of sanctity and purity. We should sell the riches of this world and acquire for
ourselves the hidden treasures of the kingdom, neatly preserved for those who
live searching for it.
We should not feel at rest in
profiting the world and its fullness and losing the love of the One who owes
the world and all that is in it. Nothing is worth comparing with what God has
in stall for us. May we be wise to make the right choice of going after the
heavenly treasures, digging through hard work and perseverance till we find our
true peace and joy. May nothing stop us, may no ephemeral joy stop us.
LET US PRAY
Thank You Lord for the
encouragement you give us through Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi. In him
you have made us to know that we too can reach heaven. Help us to mortify ourselves
and destroy every carnal desires pulling us down and weakening our passion for
your kingdom. Bless us from heaven with your grace and through the prayers of
your Holy Servant, help us to find our joy in you here and hereafter, where you
live and reign forever and ever Amen.
Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene
Tansi, pray for us.
God bless your Wednesday (Week 2,
Ordinary Time, Yr B)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
Image from: Beato Cipriano Michele Iwene Tansi (20 gennaio) (amicidilazzaro.it)
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