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July 3, 2026
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Gospel: John 20:24-29

Today is Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, and the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Pope Benedict XVI introduced this Apostle to us in these words: Saint Thomas (first century), called the “Twin,” is chiefly remembered for doubting the reality of the Resurrection until he saw the Lord for himself. Once he was satisfied, he made a heartfelt profession of faith: “My Lord and my God.” Saint Thomas, who probably suffered martyrdom as a result of preaching the Gospel in India, comforts us when our faith is weak, encourages us to persevere, and demonstrates that “every doubt can lead to an outcome brighter than any uncertainty.”

Today, the passage from the Gospel of John presents the narrative of the encounter between the doubting Thomas and the risen Lord Jesus Christ. I would like to take this opportunity to offer some reflections.

John first tells us about the dialogue between the Apostles, who had seen the risen Lord, and Thomas. At that time, they said to Thomas, “We have seen the Lord.” But Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (cf. John 20:24-25)

We can see ourselves in Thomas. For when we hear our brothers and sisters proclaim to us that they have seen the Lord, we too, like the disciples of Jesus, may think that Jesus has “come back to life” rather than “risen,” and we may even, like Thomas, consider what they say to be like a fable, difficult to accept. Our difficulty in accepting this is because we often view it according to the world’s understanding of life; according to our own reasoning, they seem to have seen the ghost of Jesus. But Jesus has truly risen. Those who saw him no longer looked upon Jesus with physical eyes, but with the eyes of faith.

Today, Jesus himself appears to Thomas and invites him to touch the sacred wounds he bears for love of us. He says, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” (cf. John 20:27) Thomas immediately chooses to believe—not because of Jesus’ wounds, but because he no longer understood Jesus’ Resurrection and the risen Lord before him according to merely human reason belonging to this world. At that moment, he viewed all this with the eyes of faith befitting a true child of God. No longer did he understand God as the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, priests, scribes, lawyers, or elders of the people did at that time. His reason told him that the god spoken of by the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, priests, scribes, lawyers, and elders was illusory, whereas the God proclaimed by Jesus is the true God. Feeling the warmth Jesus brought him, he responded in the only way he could express: “My Lord and my God!” (cf. John 20:28) After Jesus ascended into heaven, he left the Roman Empire, passing through Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India, and even reaching Muziris (present-day North Paravur and Kodungallur). He founded Eastern Catholic Churches in regions around what is now Van Province, Edessa, and Hakkari in Upper Mesopotamia (southeastern Turkey). Sometime between the mid-30s and his mid-40s, he spent years evangelizing Jews and pagans in that region before advancing further east in the late 40s. Finally, he rested in the Lord in the year 72.

Today, as the Church solemnly celebrates the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle, she invites us to imitate the virtues of Saint Thomas. Under the light and guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are called to discern carefully the unique vocation God has given to each of us, to follow in the footsteps of Saint Thomas the Apostle, and to fulfill our own vocations worthily.

Grant, almighty God,
that we may glory in the Feast of the blessed Apostle Thomas,
so that we may always be sustained by his intercession
and, believing, may have life
in the name of Jesus Christ your Son,
whom Thomas acknowledged as the Lord.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

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2026年7月2日
常年期第十三周星期四
福音：瑪9:1-8

今天是常年期第十三周星期四。取自聖瑪竇福音的經文繼續向我們展現耶穌的醫治之旅。在今天的福音經文中，耶穌治好了一個癱子。

我們知道，癱子是一個無法動身的人，他需要旁人的協助才能動身。因此，福音中提到的癱子，顯然是一個被床束縛住的人，也是一個亟需幫助的人。如果我們用超性的眼光來看這個癱子，就會發現：這個癱子是就是被各種罪過所壓迫，無法動彈的人，更是一個在信仰上十分迷茫的人，因為他不知道自己的未來，選擇躺平。

瑪竇告訴我們：今天，有人把這個癱子帶到耶穌跟前，這個場景與路加記述的一個場景相似，路加告訴我們：那些把這個癱子帶到耶穌跟前的人，他們來到房頂，從瓦片中間，把他的小床系到中間，正放到耶穌跟前。（參看：路5:17-26）當我看到這段記述的時候，我就想到那些度奉獻生活的人，他們向那些對耶穌所說的天主的國一無所知的人宣講天國，不斷在耶穌跟前替他們轉求，他們受天主聖神的啟迪，按照天主聖神教給他們的方法，把他們帶到耶穌跟前，祈求耶穌醫治他們，啟發他們的言行，度耶穌所說天主兒女的生活。

可是，把這些癱瘓的人帶到耶穌跟前，並非易事。因為我們的肉身，世俗，魔鬼會想盡一切辦法阻礙我們，甚至會讓我們自己產生疑惑，使我們覺得這樣做，並不值得，甚至覺得自己做不到。這時候，我們就要祈求天主聖神，求祂賜給我們力量，光照我們，使我們的信德，因天主聖神的臨在，變得堅固，勇敢走出這樣軟弱的境地，並把我們走出困苦和無助的經驗，傳遞給身邊所有的人。使他們都能勇敢站起來，追隨基督，走向成聖。

天主，祢借著養育之恩揀選我們成為光明之子。求祢賜下恩寵，使我們不陷入謬誤的黑暗，時常彰顯真理的光明。借著祢的子，我們的主耶穌基督，祂和祢及聖神，是天主，永生永王。亞孟。

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

2026年7月2日
常年期第十三周星期四
福音：玛9:1-8

今天是常年期第十三周星期四。取自圣玛窦福音的经文继续向我们展现耶稣的医治之旅。在今天的福音经文中，耶稣治好了一个瘫子。

我们知道，瘫子是一个无法动身的人，他需要旁人的协助才能动身。因此，福音中提到的瘫子，显然是一个被床束缚住的人，也是一个亟需帮助的人。如果我们用超性的眼光来看这个瘫子，就会发现：这个瘫子是就是被各种罪过所压迫，无法动弹的人，更是一个在信仰上十分迷茫的人，因为他不知道自己的未来，选择躺平。

玛窦告诉我们：今天，有人把这个瘫子带到耶稣跟前，这个场景与路加记述的一个场景相似，路加告诉我们：那些把这个瘫子带到耶稣跟前的人，他们来到房顶，从瓦片中间，把他的小床系到中间，正放到耶稣跟前。（参看：路5:17-26）当我看到这段记述的时候，我就想到那些度奉献生活的人，他们向那些对耶稣所说的天主的国一无所知的人宣讲天国，不断在耶稣跟前替他们转求，他们受天主圣神的启迪，按照天主圣神教给他们的方法，把他们带到耶稣跟前，祈求耶稣医治他们，启发他们的言行，度耶稣所说天主儿女的生活。

可是，把这些瘫痪的人带到耶稣跟前，并非易事。因为我们的肉身，世俗，魔鬼会想尽一切办法阻碍我们，甚至会让我们自己产生疑惑，使我们觉得这样做，并不值得，甚至觉得自己做不到。这时候，我们就要祈求天主圣神，求祂赐给我们力量，光照我们，使我们的信德，因天主圣神的临在，变得坚固，勇敢走出这样软弱的境地，并把我们走出困苦和无助的经验，传递给身边所有的人。使他们都能勇敢站起来，追随基督，走向成圣。

天主，祢借着养育之恩拣选我们成为光明之子。求祢赐下恩宠，使我们不陷入谬误的黑暗，时常彰显真理的光明。借着祢的子，我们的主耶稣基督，祂和祢及圣神，是天主，永生永王。亚孟。

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

July 2, 2026
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Mt 9:1-8

Today is Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. The text from the Gospel of Matthew continues to reveal to us Jesus’ journey of healing. In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus heals a paralytic.
We know that a paralytic is someone unable to move and requires the assistance of others to be mobile. Therefore, the paralytic mentioned in the Gospel is clearly a man bound by his bed and in dire need of help. If we view this paralytic with supernatural eyes, we discover that he represents those oppressed by various sins and rendered immobile, as well as those who are spiritually adrift, for they do not know their future and choose to remain passive.

Matthew tells us that today, some people brought this paralytic to Jesus. This scene resembles an account in Luke, who tells us that those who brought the paralytic to Jesus went up to the roof, lowered him through the tiles right into the middle of the crowd, directly in front of Jesus (cf. Lk 5:17-26). When I read this account, I think of those living a consecrated life; they proclaim the Kingdom of God to those who know nothing of what Jesus spoke of, constantly interceding for them before Jesus. Inspired by the Holy Spirit and following the methods taught to them by the Holy Spirit, they bring these people before Jesus, begging Him to heal them and guide their words and actions, so that they may live as children of God, as Jesus taught.

However, bringing these paralyzed individuals to Jesus is no easy task. Our flesh, the world, and the devil, which will employ every means to hinder us, even causing doubt within ourselves, making us feel that such efforts are not worthwhile or that we are incapable of doing so. At such times, we must implore the Holy Spirit, asking Him to grant us strength and enlightenment, so that our faith, through the presence of the Holy Spirit, becomes firm. We must courageously step out of this state of weakness and share our experiences of emerging from hardship and helplessness with all those around us. Thus, they too may bravely rise up, follow Christ, and journey toward holiness.

O God, who through the grace of adoption chose us to be children of light, grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever

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2026年7月1日
常年期第十三周星期三
福音：瑪8:28-34

今天是常年期第十三周星期三。取自聖瑪竇福音的經文向我們展示了耶穌來到外邦人的地區，與兩個生活在墳墓裡的人相遇的敘事。我願意借此機會，提供一些反思。

瑪竇告訴我們：耶穌來到加達辣人地區（參看：瑪8:28）這是一個朝拜偶像的地區。他又告訴我們：這兩個人是從墳墓裡出來（同前），這意味著他們生活在一個沒有生命氣息的地方。我們知道：墳墓是死亡的入口，在墳墓裡沒有生命。那使人進入墳墓，失去生命的，是罪，罪源自魔鬼，使亞當和厄娃離開伊甸樂園的，正是魔鬼。

在這裡，我想稍引入聖路加對相同事件的敘述。聖路加告訴我們：魔鬼數次抓住他，他曾被鐵鍊和腳鐐捆縛，被人看管起來（參看：路8:29）這表明：這兩個附魔的人，他們不僅生活在沒有生命的環境中，更無法走向天主。在我們的生活中，同樣有阻礙我們走向天主的因素。哪些是阻礙我們走向天主，令我們朝天主咆哮的因素呢？就是出自我們心中的惡念。惡念會驅使我們的三司五官對抗天主，使我們的身體與天主為敵，致使我們也會如同那附魔者一樣，認為耶穌是來消滅我們的。

在瑪竇和路加的敘述中，我們看到，魔鬼向耶穌懇求說：“祢若驅逐我們，就打發我們進到那群豬吧。不要命令我們到深淵裡去”（參看：瑪8:31；路8:30）這使我想到原祖亞當和厄娃，他們犯罪以後，他們與天主之間的一番對話：亞當吃了那樹上的果子以後，上主天主呼喚亞當，對他說：“你在哪裡？”亞當回答說：“我在花園聽見祢的聲音；但我害怕，因為我赤身露體，就躲藏了。”天主遂問他說：“誰告訴了你赤身露體？你從那樹上吃了我禁止你吃的那樹上的果子！”亞當回答說：“是祢給我做伴的女人，她給了我那樹上的果子，我就吃了。”上主天主遂問那女人說：“妳為什麼做了這事？”那女人回答說：“是蛇欺騙了我，我才吃了。”於是，上主天主對那蛇說：“因你做了這事，你要被禁止與一切動物，一切野獸往來；你要用肚腹爬行，你要畢生日日吃土。我要將仇恨放在你和女人，你的後裔和她的後裔之間；祂要擊碎你的頭顱，你要擊打祂的腳跟。”（參看：創3:9-15）同樣的，我們也會把我們犯罪的原因歸咎給別人，要求別人替我們承擔後果，更不願意接受耶穌所說的天主，更會如同加達辣人一樣，要求耶穌離開我們，因為我們認為：天主是公義的天主，祂不是愛人的天主。

那麼，我們如何才能消除這樣的抵觸情緒呢？
首先：我們要接受當下的自己，接受自己的各種缺點。接著：向天主獻上祈禱，祈求天主聖言賜給我們力量，堅信天主聖言所在之處，魔鬼和一切與基督相對的因素，都將不復存在。第三：接納天主聖言，使天主聖言寓居在我們心中，使祂改變我們，使我們的心與祂的聖心合拍。最後：隨從天主聖神的引導，按照天主聖神的旨意，活出天主聖言，按照天主聖言的精神生活。那時，我們就不再對天主聖言有抵觸情緒，成了名副其實的基督徒。

天主，祢藉著養育之恩揀選我們成為光明之子。求祢賜下恩寵，使我們不陷入謬誤的黑暗，時常彰顯真理的光明。藉著祢的子，我們的主耶穌基督，祂和祢及聖神，是天主，永生永王。亞孟。

©全屬於祢 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

2026年7月1日
常年期第十三周星期三
福音：玛8:28-34

今天是常年期第十三周星期三。取自圣玛窦福音的经文向我们展示了耶稣来到外邦人的地区，与两个生活在坟墓里的人相遇的叙事。我愿意借此机会，提供一些反思。

玛窦告诉我们：耶稣来到加达辣人地区（参看：玛8:28）这是一个朝拜偶像的地区。他又告诉我们：这两个人是从坟墓里出来（同前），这意味着他们生活在一个没有生命气息的地方。我们知道：坟墓是死亡的入口，在坟墓里没有生命。那使人进入坟墓，失去生命的，是罪，罪源自魔鬼，使亚当和厄娃离开伊甸乐园的，正是魔鬼。

在这里，我想稍引入圣路加对相同事件的叙述。圣路加告诉我们：魔鬼数次抓住他，他曾被铁链和脚镣捆缚，被人看管起来（参看：路8:29）这表明：这两个附魔的人，他们不仅生活在没有生命的环境中，更无法走向天主。在我们的生活中，同样有阻碍我们走向天主的因素。哪些是阻碍我们走向天主，令我们朝天主咆哮的因素呢？就是出自我们心中的恶念。恶念会驱使我们的三司五官对抗天主，使我们的身体与天主为敌，致使我们也会如同那附魔者一样，认为耶稣是来消灭我们的。

在玛窦和路加的叙述中，我们看到，魔鬼向耶稣恳求说：“祢若驱逐我们，就打发我们进到那群猪吧。不要命令我们到深渊里去”（参看：玛8:31；路8:30）这使我想到原祖亚当和厄娃，他们犯罪以后，他们与天主之间的一番对话：亚当吃了那树上的果子以后，上主天主呼唤亚当，对他说：“你在哪里？”亚当回答说：“我在花园听见祢的声音；但我害怕，因为我赤身露体，就躲藏了。”天主遂问他说：“谁告诉了你赤身露体？你从那树上吃了我禁止你吃的那树上的果子！”亚当回答说：“是祢给我做伴的女人，她给了我那树上的果子，我就吃了。”上主天主遂问那女人说：“妳为什么做了这事？”那女人回答说：“是蛇欺骗了我，我才吃了。”于是，上主天主对那蛇说：“因你做了这事，你要被禁止与一切动物，一切野兽往来；你要用肚腹爬行，你要毕生日日吃土。我要将仇恨放在你和女人，你的后裔和她的后裔之间；祂要击碎你的头颅，你要击打祂的脚跟。”（参看：创3:9-15）同样的，我们也会把我们犯罪的原因归咎给别人，要求别人替我们承担后果，更不愿意接受耶稣所说的天主，更会如同加达辣人一样，要求耶稣离开我们，因为我们认为：天主是公义的天主，祂不是爱人的天主。

那么，我们如何才能消除这样的抵触情绪呢？
首先：我们要接受当下的自己，接受自己的各种缺点。接着：向天主献上祈祷，祈求天主圣言赐给我们力量，坚信天主圣言所在之处，魔鬼和一切与基督相对的因素，都将不复存在。第三：接纳天主圣言，使天主圣言寓居在我们心中，使祂改变我们，使我们的心与祂的圣心合拍。最后：随从天主圣神的引导，按照天主圣神的旨意，活出天主圣言，按照天主圣言的精神生活。那时，我们就不再对天主圣言有抵触情绪，成了名副其实的基督徒。

天主，祢借着养育之恩拣选我们成为光明之子。求祢赐下恩宠，使我们不陷入谬误的黑暗，时常彰显真理的光明。借着祢的子，我们的主耶稣基督，祂和祢及圣神，是天主，永生永王。亚孟。

©全属于祢 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

July 1, 2026
Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Matthew 8:28-34

Today is Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. The passage from the Gospel of Saint Matthew presents us with the narrative of Jesus’ arrival in Gentile territory and His encounter with two men living among the tombs. I would like to take this opportunity to offer some reflections.

Matthew tells us: Jesus came to the region of the Gadarenes (cf. Mt 8:28). This is a region given over to idolatry. He also tells us: these people came out from the tombs (ibid.), which means they were living in a place devoid of the breath of life. We know that tombs are the entrance to death; there is no life in the tombs. That which leads man into the tomb and deprives him of life is sin. Sin originates from the devil; it was the devil who caused Adam and Eve to leave the Garden of Eden.

Here, I would like to briefly introduce the account of the same event by Saint Luke. Saint Luke tells us: the demon had seized him many times; he had been bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard (cf. Lk 8:29). This shows: these two possessed men were not only living in an environment without life but were even unable to turn toward God. In our lives, there are likewise factors that hinder us from turning toward God. What are the factors that hinder us from turning toward God, causing us to snarl at God? They are the evil thoughts that come from our hearts. Evil thoughts drive our faculties and senses to rebel against God, setting our bodies in opposition to God, causing us, like those possessed, to think that Jesus has come to destroy us.

In the narratives of both Matthew and Luke, we see the demons pleading with Jesus, saying: “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of swine. Do not command us to go into the abyss” (cf. Mt 8:31; Lk 8:30). This recalls our first parents Adam and Eve, and their dialogue with God after they had sinned: After Adam ate of the fruit of the tree, the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” Adam replied, “I heard Your voice in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” God then asked him, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten the tree of which I forbade you to eat?” Adam replied, “It was the woman whom You gave to be with me; she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” The Lord God then asked the woman, “Why did you do this?” The woman replied, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Therefore, the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above all wild beasts; upon your belly you shall crawl, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall crush your head, and you shall strike at His heel” (cf. Gn 3:9-15). Likewise, we too attribute the cause of our sins to others, demanding that others bear the consequences for us, and are even more unwilling to accept the God proclaimed by Jesus. Like the Gadarenes, we may ask Jesus to leave us, because we think: God is a God of justice, not a God who loves man.

Then, how can we eliminate such feelings of resistance?

First: We must accept our present selves, accepting our various shortcomings. Next: Offer prayer to God, imploring the Word of God to grant us strength, firmly believing that where the Word of God is present, the devil and all factors contrary to Christ will cease to exist. Third: Welcome the Word of God, allowing the Word of God to dwell in our hearts, letting Him transform us, and making our hearts beat in tune with His Sacred Heart. Finally: Follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit, living out the Word of God according to the will of the Holy Spirit, living according to the spirit of the Word of God. Then, we will no longer harbor resistance toward the Word of God but become Christians in the true sense of the word.

O God, who through the grace of adoption chose us to be children of light, grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever

©Totus Tuus 2026
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2026年6月30日
常年期第十三周星期二 / 首批羅馬聖教會殉道者
福音：瑪8:23-27

今天是常年期第十三周星期二。教會在今天慶祝首批羅馬聖教會殉道者。最新出版的羅馬彌撒經書告訴我們：教會慶祝此慶節，是為紀念在尼祿教難期間殉道的諸位殉道者；西元64年，一場大火將羅馬大部夷為平地，隨後的迫害中，來自各階層的基督徒慘遭殺害，所受酷刑之殘忍層出不窮。聖伯多祿與聖保祿二位宗徒，亦在此教難中遇難。殉道者的血，確是教會的種子。

今天的彌撒福音取自聖瑪竇福音，聖瑪竇給我們講述了耶穌在風暴中斥責風和海的敘事。我願意借此機會提供一些反思。

生活中，我們也會面對各種風波，有時候，我們也會陷入到漩渦之中。比如：當我們因我們的言行舉止使他人產生誤會，由於沒有及時解開這個誤會，這個誤會被放大，逐漸形成公眾事件的時候，那時候，我們就使自己陷入輿論的漩渦中。

教會也會陷入到各種各樣的漩渦中，比如：近幾年有關是否恢復脫利騰彌撒，是否要賦予女性更多職務，以及教會的聖召問題 ……　這些問題使教會面臨各種各樣的挑戰。這些來自教會外部的衝擊，使教會面臨各種各樣的挑戰。

當我們和教會共同面對這些挑戰的時候，我們會有一種直覺，直覺告訴我們：只有靠我們自己的能力，才能解決這些問題。天主好似不在一樣。每當我們產生這樣的感覺，我們就如同今天在這船上的門徒一樣，感覺不到天主的臨在。那時候，我們認為：耶穌睡著了。（參看：瑪8:24B）

當我們發現，單憑我們自己的能力，無法解決眼前這些問題的時候，我們會怎麼做呢？也許我們會選擇放棄，用當下流行的話，我們也會選擇躺平。也許我們也會和耶穌的門徒一樣，選擇來到耶穌跟前，呼求耶穌說：“主，拯救我們！我們要快喪亡了！”（參看：瑪8:25）一旦危機解除，我們就把耶穌放在一邊，這就是教宗方濟各所說的丟棄文化。

今天，教會特別紀念首批羅馬聖教會殉道者，就是在邀請我們在生活中效法他們，把我們的信德，根植於對基督的信德，把自己完全交托給祂，效法首批羅馬聖教會殉道者，勇敢承行天主的聖意，相稱完成天主賜給我們的獨特使命。

天主，祢以殉道者的鮮血，聖化了羅馬教會豐盛的初果。求祢賜予我們堅毅的勇氣，使我們能從此偉大的搏鬥中汲取力量，並因忠信之愛的凱旋，常懷歡欣。藉著祢的子，我們的主耶穌基督，祢和祂及聖神，是天主，永生永王。亞孟。

©全屬於祢 2026
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2026年6月30日
常年期第十三周星期二 / 首批罗马圣教会殉道者
福音：玛8:23-27

今天是常年期第十三周星期二。教会在今天庆祝首批罗马圣教会殉道者。最新出版的罗马弥撒经书告诉我们：教会庆祝此庆节，是为纪念在尼禄教难期间殉道的诸位殉道者；公元64年，一场大火将罗马大部夷为平地，随后的迫害中，来自各阶层的基督徒惨遭杀害，所受酷刑之残忍层出不穷。圣伯多禄与圣保禄二位宗徒，亦在此教难中遇难。殉道者的血，确是教会的种子。

今天的弥撒福音取自圣玛窦福音，圣玛窦给我们讲述了耶稣在风暴中斥责风和海的叙事。我愿意借此机会提供一些反思。

生活中，我们也会面对各种风波，有时候，我们也会陷入到漩涡之中。比如：当我们因我们的言行举止使他人产生误会，由于没有及时解开这个误会，这个误会被放大，逐渐形成公众事件的时候，那时候，我们就使自己陷入舆论的漩涡中。

教会也会陷入到各种各样的漩涡中，比如：近几年有关是否恢复脱利腾弥撒，是否要赋予女性更多职务，以及教会的圣召问题 ……　这些问题使教会面临各种各样的挑战。这些来自教会外部的冲击，使教会面临各种各样的挑战。

当我们和教会共同面对这些挑战的时候，我们会有一种直觉，直觉告诉我们：只有靠我们自己的能力，才能解决这些问题。天主好似不在一样。每当我们产生这样的感觉，我们就如同今天在这船上的门徒一样，感觉不到天主的临在。那时候，我们认为：耶稣睡着了。（参看：玛8:24B）

当我们发现，单凭我们自己的能力，无法解决眼前这些问题的时候，我们会怎么做呢？也许我们会选择放弃，用当下流行的话，我们也会选择躺平。也许我们也会和耶稣的门徒一样，选择来到耶稣跟前，呼求耶稣说：“主，拯救我们！我们要快丧亡了！”（参看：玛8:25）一旦危机解除，我们就把耶稣放在一边，这就是教宗方济各所说的丢弃文化。

今天，教会特别纪念首批罗马圣教会殉道者，就是在邀请我们在生活中效法他们，把我们的信德，根植于对基督的信德，把自己完全交托给祂，效法首批罗马圣教会殉道者，勇敢承行天主的圣意，相称完成天主赐给我们的独特使命。

天主，祢以殉道者的鲜血，圣化了罗马教会丰盛的初果。求祢赐予我们坚毅的勇气，使我们能从此伟大的搏斗中汲取力量，并因忠信之爱的凯旋，常怀欢欣。藉着祢的子，我们的主耶稣基督，祢和祂及圣神，是天主，永生永王。亚孟。

©全属于祢 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

June 30, 2026
Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time / The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27

Today is Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time. The Church celebrates the memorial of the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. The newly published Roman Missal tells us: The Church celebrates this feast in memory of the martyrs who suffered during the persecution of Nero; in the year 64, a fire destroyed much of Rome, and in the ensuing persecution, Christians from every background were put to death with ingenious cruelty. It was in this very persecution that the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul were killed. Truly, the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.

Today’s Mass Gospel is taken from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew, in which he recounts the narrative of Jesus rebuking the wind and the sea amidst a storm. I take this opportunity to offer some reflections.

In life, we face various storms; at times, we find ourselves caught in whirlpools. For instance, when our words or actions cause misunderstandings in others, and if this misunderstanding is not promptly clarified but rather amplified into a public incident, we then find ourselves trapped in a vortex of public opinion.

The Church likewise encounters diverse whirlpools—such as recent debates concerning the restoration of the Tridentine Mass, the expansion of roles for women, and the question of vocations. These challenges, compounded by external pressures, confront the Church on many fronts.

When we face these trials alongside the Church, an instinct often arises within us: the notion that we alone must resolve these problems, as though God were absent. Whenever we succumb to this feeling, we resemble the disciples in the boat, unaware of the Lord’s presence. Then, we say in our hearts: “Jesus is sleeping” (cf. Matt 8:24b).

When we realize that our own strength proves insufficient to overcome these present difficulties, what do we do? Perhaps we choose to give up—in contemporary terms, we might “opt out” or disengage. Or perhaps, like the disciples, we approach Jesus and cry out: “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” (cf. Matt 8:25). Yet once the crisis passes, we often set Jesus aside—a manifestation of what Pope Francis calls the “throwaway culture.”

Today, as the Church honors the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church, she invites us to imitate them in our daily lives. May we root our faith firmly in Christ, entrust ourselves wholly to Him, and emulate these first martyrs by courageously carrying out God’s holy will, faithfully fulfilling the unique mission He has entrusted to us.

O God, who consecrated the abundant first fruits of the Roman Church by the blood of the Martyrs, grant, we pray, that with firm courage we may together draw strength from so great a struggle and ever rejoice at the triumph of faithful love. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,God, for ever and ever.

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica