Solemnity of All Saints: Dare to be a Saint

This Sunday, we celebrate the great Solemnity of All Saints. We celebrate the glory with God that all the saints, holy men and women of God now experience. All the innumerable saints of God are an integral part of our Christian faith and the Church as well.

Is becoming a saint still relevant today?

We have all been called to be holy like all the saints. All of us have the potential to be saints. Just less than a month ago, a young teenager who was a computer geek and a typical millenial teenager was just beatified, and is now known as Blessed Carlo Acutis. He had deep faith in God and devotion to the Eucharist, the saints, especially that of Mary, the Mother of God. He passed away at a very tender age due to leukaemia.

This feast is a celebration of hope. The saints have showed us that despite their weaknesses and failures, through the grace of God, they were able to make their lives meaningful and fruitful for others and God. We too can live to the fullest of our humanity by opening ourselves to the magnificent grace of God working in our daily lives.

This feast challenges us: dare to be more. Dare to be a saint.

I am passionate about the intersection between new media and technology. I continue to research and apply new media in theology and vice-versa. I am also a fan of Our Mother of Perpetual Help and her continuing relevance in today’s digital world.
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