Simeon blessed God, saying: "Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you prepared in the sight of every people, a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel." (Lk 2:22-35)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122923.cfm
“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?” That was the question that Henry II of England put to his courtiers and precipitated the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Sometimes it's difficult to follow the Prince of Peace.
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 Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr, Octave of Christmas, December 29
