Alleluia (Lk 21:28)
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
 Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.
 R. Alleluia, alleluia.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111221.cfm
As Christians we are called to stand erect, without fear, because our “redemption is at hand.” Saint Josaphat was the victim of anti-Catholic hate. He was an archbishop of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church that came into union with Rome. He was martyred on November 12, 1623. And as the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom invites us to pray: “And let us ask for a Christian end to our life . . . and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.”