Beware of despairing about yourself;
you are commanded to place
your trust in God, and not in yourself.
--St. Augustine
Let us not be discouraged if at times the peak of Christian life seems too high and the path too steep. Let us look to Jesus, always; let us look to Jesus who walks beside us, who welcomes our frailties, shares our efforts and rests his firm and gentle arm on our weak shoulders. With Him close at hand, let us also reach out to one another and renew our trust. With Jesus, what seems impossible on our own is no longer so; with Jesus we can go forth!
--Pope Francis, August 27, 2024
On Veterans Day, we honor all those
who have loved their country
with a willingness to serve and sacrifice
for the common good with trust and confidence!
Image source: G. Hillyard Swinstead, The White Comrade (1915), depicting two soldiers, one wounded, being comforted on the battlefield by a vision of Christ,
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