Revelation 7.2-4,9-14 | 1 John 3.1-3 | Matthew 5.1-12a

Today the Church, our Mother, celebrates the solemnity of all saints, especially the unknown and anonymous ones, since the canonized saints already have their own specific liturgical feasts.

"Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of the universe" (cf. Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8). This is what we proclaim in the Holy Mass.

Only God is holy, and no one else. To be holy, human beings need God's help. God wants human beings to participate in His holiness.

To be holy is to be upright, to be happy, to love and be loved, to forgive and be forgiven, to be just, to be good, to be truthful, to be peaceful, to be humble, to be generous. In other words, to be holy is to be blessed.

Today the evangelist Matthew tells us about the beatitudes, in the context of the Sermon on the Mount.

Without a doubt, Jesus is the blessed one par excellence. Jesus dedicated His life to serving the needy of His time. They were the greatest beneficiaries of Jesus' redemptive action.

We, disciples of Jesus, on the one hand, must be holy, as God is holy, we must participate in the holiness of God, we must live as Jesus lived, we must be blessed.

On the other hand, we must make our lives a service to the needy of our time. They should be the greatest beneficiaries of our evangelizing action.

Today the evangelist John tells us in the book of Revelation that there is a multitude of women and men who lived in a way pleasing to God, who endured difficulties and persecutions in earthly life with faith and trust and who are now in Heaven, in the presence of God.

Holiness is not for some Christians, but for all. God calls all His sons and daughters, the entire Church, to holiness.

Christians have at their disposal all the resources necessary to achieve holiness. They have been redeemed by Jesus and covered by the Holy Spirit. They have the Word of God, the sacraments, and the intercession of angels and saints. Therefore, all Christians have an obligation to live in holiness and inherit Heaven.

Today, the evangelist John tells us in his first letter that when our divine sonship is revealed, Christians will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is. At the present moment, we must wait on Jesus, purifying ourselves, just as He is pure!

The saints make up the triumphant Church, constituted by Christians who persevered in faith and tribulations. With their example and intercession, they inspire the pilgrim Church (we who journey towards Heaven) and plead with God for the suffering Church (the faithful departed who expiate their sins in Purgatory).

Let us live in holiness, anticipating Heaven on earth.

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