Today, the Church brings
to mind some special men and children who lived in the last hundred years and
whose fidelity to the call of Jesus is a wonderful model for us.
Charles deFoucauld who was
a French priest who listened to the call of Jesus to go and live in the desert
among the nomads. He lived with them and shared their poverty and the
simplicity of their lives until he was martyred by the members of the
tribe. Later on, Rene Voillaume, also a
priest and inspired by deFoucauld's life, founded a religious order based on
Charles' way of life. This order has
spread all over the world.
We also celebrate the
feast of Our Lady of Fatima. In 1917,
Mary appeared to three children and asked them to pray for the conversion of
Russia. This was the call given to them
by Jesus through his mother, Mary.
Let us take these last few
days before the feast of Pentecost to ask the Holy Spirit to help us recognize
the calls of Jesus in our lives.
KM Donohue, OSU
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