Day 1 : Pray for those who persecute you !
Day 1 : “Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you.”
Meditation
St. Sebastian lived in the early days of the church, when to be a Christian often meant to stand up for your faith and eventually to die for it. We know that he was born of Christian parents who were very pious. He became a strong support and guide for fellow Christians during the turbulent times of persecution, when he was to be privileged to die as martyr for Christ. God so willed it, that as a soldier in the Roman army, he attracted the attention and good pleasure of the emperor and was raised to the rank of an officer in the palace guard.
He was to serve to the Christian world as a shining example of a fearless life of faith.
Let's Pray
Intention : We pray for all the members of our parish and their families as well as your personal request (name here).
Holy Martyr, St. Sebastian, no greater gift could be given you than the gift of faith. Sanctified in baptism you grew in holiness from the days of your childhood. So much has God loved you that He made you a pillar of strength in the early church. Strengthen my faith, that it may become the source of energy for a good Christian life and that I too may be a good example to those around me. Amen.
1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be.
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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Col 4:6