I will now praise the godly, our ancestors, in their own time, the abounding glory of the Most High’s portion, his own part, since the days of old. (Sir 44:1, 9-13)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060223.cfm
The praise of the godly ancestors is a wonderful telling of the importance of memory: to know our own story and to remember the stories of those who have gone before us. Knowing the name of your 6th great grandmother can be an interesting tidbit to impress your friends, but without her story, then she is like those “others” of whom “there is no memory, for when they ceased, they ceased.” Today’s picture is a composite of three of my great-great grandparents.
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.
Friday, Week VIII, Ordinary Time
