Feast of St. Paulinus of Nola (355-431)

“What I have I give thee; we will go to Africa, and I will give myself for your son.”

                                                                         -St. Paulinus of Nola (to a widow whose only son was taken into slavery by the son-in-law of a Vandal king.)

For Reflection: 

It is unlikely that God is asking me to give myself to redeem a slave; however, He is asking me to be generous to the point of self-sacrifice. How can I respond today? St. Paulinus of Nola, pray for me.