November 1, 2026.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…..” (Mathew 5, 1-12a)
The solemnity of All Saints has as point of reference the Gospel text of the beatitudes. The Church, in this way, wants to remind Catholics that not only are they called to sainthood – where innumerous anonymous saints have already arrived, and whose holiday is being celebrated – but also that the path to sainthood requires love. As a fact love and sainthood are synonymous. He who loves is a saint and saints love. However he who loves is poor because he shares with those who have less. Pero el que ama es pobre, porque comparte con el que tiene menos. Cries with those who cry, suffers with those who suffer, feeds the hungry and his heart spills over with mercy, the same as his hands. He is clean of heart, because he doesn’t approach his fellow man with intention of taking advantage of him, to manipulate in terms of his egotistical desires. He makes an effort to forgive, that is to say he is not only a pacifist but a pacifier. Even if, they persecute him for loving, for being Christian, he is happy because he knows he is sharing the luck of Christ.
But if love and sainthood are synonymous, another word also is: happiness. Because the soul is happy and in reality only the saint is completely happy. For the Christian happiness doesn’t derive from the absence of problems, from the lack of affection so as not to be injured, voluntarily or involuntarily, by ones loved ones. Happiness is in the fullness of love, always when it is real. He who loves most is the most happy, although this complicates their life, as he complicated his life for us, Christ.
Intention: Fulfill one’s own obligations as a first step toward sainthood. Later, go further, don’t be satisfied with the minimum but aspire to give as much as possible of one’s self.