Zeal to be about the things that are His Father's prompts Jesus
to remain in the pulpit in the midst of the doctors of the law,
hearing them and asking them questions. "They that instruct many
to justice shall shine as stars for all eternity." (Daniel XII,
3.) How glorious the reward of those who sacrifice themselves
for the salvation of souls!
Whatsoever be our station in life, we can work for God by word
and example. If our words are holy and of good repute, and our
actions are prompted by charity, justice and purity, we are
spreading the Gospel of Christ--carrying His message to them
that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.
O Mary, zealous lover of souls, teach us to work for God!