11 August , 2023 | Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin
Gospel Mt 16:24-28 Taking up the Cross brings transformation...find out how Gospel Text: Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct. Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom." Reflections: We live in a world taken over by the materialism. People seem happy and satisfied by momentary pleasures and attraction of the world. Today Jesus challenges us saying “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul”. In our spiritual life what is import