Then Daniel was brought into the presence of the king.
The king asked him, “Are you the Daniel, the Jewish exile,
whom my father, the king, brought from Judah? (Dn 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112421.cfm
Growing up in the Baptist church we were told: Dare to be a Daniel. The story of Daniel, like like the stories from the Books of Maccabees, urges us to be faithful to God and to the traditions we have received. The Vietnamese martyrs, Saint Andrew and his companions (1625-1886), were faithful even unto death.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Andrew Dŭng-Ląc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs, November 24
