Thursday 24 November

Saints Andrew Dũng-Lạc and his Companions

Apocalypse 18:1-2, 21-23, 19:1-3, 9; Ps 100, Luke 21:20-28

Be prepared and hopeful

Jesus again foretold the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. What other prophecies will come true? The second coming is a certainty, but the how and when are known only to God. In the meantime all we can do is ‘stand erect, hold our heads high, because our liberation is near at hand.’ For shortly after this Jesus died and rose again to give us the hope of our salvation. May we be prepared, always ready for eternal life, and full of hope that we will attain it.