Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.” (Lk 12:35-38)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102224.cfm
There used to be a t-shirt that said, “Jesus is coming again. Look busy!” To stay watchful and vigilant means we should prepare for his coming by caring for the most needy among us. Because what we do for them, we do for him. Mom and I visited Rome in January 1989. During that visit, Pope John Paul II had the privilege of meeting my mom twice!
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 John Paul II, pope, October 22
