Today the Universal Church commemorates the life of St Francis Xavier SJ…..He was a founding member of the Society of Jesus…..This man was force of nature!……Many probably do not know this - But the popular cartoon super hero series known as the “X-Men” was inspired by Francis Xavier’s life……As a young man he was a great athlete (He was a javelin thrower) and a scholar…He met St Ignatius Loyola at the University of Paris…..It was there that the Jesuit Order was formed…..Francis Xavier came from a a noble and wealthy family…......He had “all the gifts” and he gave up “the world” to be a solder for Christ…And a solder he certainly was!…Besides St Paul, no one probably covered more ground then him…He traveled to the Far East and established Catholic Communities in India, Ceylon, Malacca and Japan….He died near the coast of China in a simple hut…….The man was literally a force of nature!…So here is the question to ponder today….If Francis Xavier decided to “go into business” after college using all his gifts (He certainly had them!) do you think we would be talking about him today?….If he did make that decision (as most do), sure, he would have become very rich…He had “all the gifts”…….But then what?…..Not a soul would have remembered him….He would have become completely forgotten…Instead, Francis Xavier used his gifts to build the Kingdom of God….....And build he did!……So what about us?…….…..”But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides”....Do you believe that? - If not - You should!
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Everything we have to become the people we were born to be was given to us - Have the courage to make it happen!
“Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain, and sat down there………Great crowds came to him”
God works in mysterious ways!…..In a million years when the young Francis Xavier went off to the University of Paris would he have imagined that he would become a great Catholic saint that would travel the world…..It all came down to one word - YES!…..What about us?……While we all have responsibilities…We have to provide for our families, raise our children, pay bills, etc…I get it!….But outside of all that - What do you live for?….What will be your legacy?…..Francis Xavier figured it out - How about us?....Today at Holy Mass in the Gospel of St Matthew Jesus was preaching to large crowds of people…..The people flocked to him in great numbers - Why do you think that was the case?…..Why? - Because the Truth is written on every human heart….And when someone presents the Truth to others, there is something magnetic about it….There is an old saying…..”Authenticity sells”….People can smell a phony from a mile away….And there was nothing phony about Jesus’ words nor was there nothing phony about Francis Xavier…....So here is the question - Why are we not like this our selves?….The answer - We are afraid!…….Fear does not come from God and fear keeps us from being the people we were born to be……..So “take off your mask!”……Freedom is inside of you…..And if you become who you were meant to be - You will set the world on fire!
“He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds……….They all ate and were satisfied”
What is a Catholic Saint?….To put it simply - A saint becomes the person God created them to be…..We ALL have God’s DNA surging through our veins but sadly most people “bury it”……We settle for second best….Saints do not take that “trade off”…......Never settle - Do not follow the crowd - Follow Christ will reckless abandon!…..Everything we have to become the people we were born to be was given to us - Have the courage to make it happen!……….JMJ
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