“Death could not defeat him nor toil dismay him. He was quite without a preference of his own; he neither feared to die nor refused to live. With eyes and hands always raised to heaven, he never withdrew his unconquered spirit from prayer.”

                                  ~from Sulpicius Severus on
                                  St. Martin of Tours

For Reflection:

Which of the descriptions in this quote describe me? Which do not?

In Conversation with God
Vol 5 Ordinary Time: Wks 24-34
Francis Fernandez-Carvajal
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32ND WEEK:  WEDNESDAY
78.  THE IMPORTANCE OF THE                      SOCIAL VIRTUES
78.1  Jesus cultivated the social virtues.
….We are shown how disappointed Jesus was that only one of the lepers, the Samaritan, returned to give thanks…Jesus appreciates the gratitude of the humble and is hurt by the coldness of the egoist.  It so happens that gratitude is a mark of nobility and a strong bond of social harmony….St Bede has written that the Samaritan in this Gospel account was saved by his sense of gratitude.