St Luke, in this unique Gospel passage, highlights the identity of Jesus as the God of life and his virtue compassion towards the discouraged, the poor or the common people of the society. "Do not weep," he says to the widow, and he returns the young man to her. We, too, are invited not to weep but to trust in the Lord who can return our sad situations into a happy ending. As the Body of Christ, the Church, we are united with one another in our pains and joys, in our failures and in our successes. One bread, one body, one spirit in Christ!

Prayer: Lord, have compassion on us and help to be compassionate!

All powers of heaven, pray for us!

Fr. Georges sac