Sunday, February 4 : Saint Vincent de Paul

It is a beautiful thing to read in the Gospel what is related about Saint Peter’s mother-in-law. This good woman, being unwell with a debilitating fever, learned that our Lord was in Capharnaum, that he was working great miracles, healing the sick, casting out devils from those who were possessed and other wonderful things. She knew that her kin was with the Son of God and was able to say to Saint Peter: «My son, your master is a mighty man and has the power to free me from this illness.» Some time afterwards, behold our Lord came into her house where she was showing not the least impatience for her affliction: she made no complaint, did not implore her kin at all, not even our Lord, for she might well have said: «I know you have the power to heal all sorts of illnesses, Lord; take pity on me.» Nevertheless, she said nothing of all that and our Lord, seeing her indifference, commanded the fever to leave her and, at that instant, she was cured. In all the unpleasant things that come to us, let us in no way put ourselves to trouble about them, let us abandon them all to Providence and let it suffice us that our Lord sees us and knows what we are enduring for love of him and to imitate the beautiful examples he has given us, especially in the Garden of Olives, when he accepted his chalice… For, even though he asked for it to pass, if that were possible, without his drinking it, he immediately added that his Father’s will be done (Mt 26,42).

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