Friday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Today in our responsorial psalm, we hear “Hope in God; I will praise him, my savior and my God.” Today is the optional memorial of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, medical doctors who acted out of charity by not charging anyone for their medical services—only bringing those who they served closer to Jesus. In today’s gospel, we have the disciples telling Jesus who people say that he is. Like St. Peter, Sts. Cosmas and Damian knew that Jesus was the Christ and because their love and charity treated everyone as if they were Christ. Can you show the same love and charity to someone who is difficult and challenging to you? Their hearts might be like stone, but they are also made in the image and likeness of God!
Reflection by Br. Maximilian Burkhart, OSB
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