Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul, 17 October 2025
Friday, Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr
Romans 4:1-8 <*{{{{>< + ><}}}}*> Luke 12:1-7
Your words,
O Lord Jesus
this Friday
are so lovely,
so comforting
especially in this time
when many fear ageing,
suffering, and death.
I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one (Luke 12:4-5).
How I wish
I could hug you, Jesus,
lean on you
while relishing your
calling us "my friends"
not to be afraid of those
who kill the body;
more than trusting you,
let me live in you, Jesus
like Abraham as explained
by St. Paul in the first reading
who deeply trusted God in
everything; deepen my consciousness
as a senior citizen that life
does not end in the grave
because the soul persists
even after death;
thank you also
for the gift of hair
though it had thinned
and turned gray,
now sparse and perhaps
easier for the Father to count
and remember but most of
all as signs of his love
and care for me;
let me not be afraid,
Jesus, for I am worth
more than the sparrows.
St. Ignatius of Antioch
whose feast we celebrate
today, pray for us modern
people so afraid of pain
and suffering and death:
pray for us to be like you -
to accept death, even
pursue death which is
our rebirth to new life.
Amen.
Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Our Lady of Fatima University
Valenzuela City
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