Saint Martin de Porres

Before the day ends, I want to write a message about the saint for today, Saint Martin de Porres. I had a good day at spiritual direction, so that is why it has taken me this long to write. Saint Martin was born in Lima, Peru. He was a member of the Dominican Order and had a great care and concern for the poor. Saint Martin also lived a humble and disciplined life and was devoted to the Holy Eucharist (Magnificat, 58). What a beautiful example for us and that is why the Church holds up these holy men and women as a model. They were ordinary people who strived to live their lives, their faith to the fullest. Maybe they did not know that the Church would canonize them saints, but she did. Now we are able to benefit from their life and example. We are called to be saints and to live our faith to the fullest. Like the saints, we have the Eucharist to sustain and nourish us and we need to have a strong love, reverence, and devotion to the Holy Eucharist. We can also live a humble, disciplined life like Saint Martin. The ways in which these saints lived can be ours, all we need to do is live it. Saint Martin de Porres, pray for us!!!