The Church knows many great saints who shed their blood for Christ and for their faith. Even today, there are Christians who are persecuted and killed for their faith. I often wonder if I would have enough courage to do the same - to protect my faith even if my life were in danger. I am not sure… We all have many valuable things. Some are very pricy; some have a sentimental value to us. We want to protect them from being stolen; we want to make sure they are kept in a safe place. But do we value as much our own faith that we received on the day of our baptism? Jesus reminds us today that the faith we have is like a great treasure that should be valued and protected by us. We should never lose it over some other earthly things, including our lives.
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