Dear readers, Today, is the annual remembrance of all those who have taken on consecrated life in Christ, be it the religious life of a nun, a brother or a priest in the religious life, or as all priests and deacons working under the direction of a bishop. But wait! There is more - much more!! Here is a direct quote from Pope John Paul II: "The mission of the consecrated life in the present and in the future of the Church, now at the threshold of the third millenium, concerns not merely those who have received this special charism, but the entire Christian community." To fully understand this beautiful message, one needs to read the entire transcript from John Paul II. You can check out the first half of the installment on our website today, Sunday, Feb 4th. It continues on tomorrow's page (Monday) which is already now online. As you may already know, the various pages's for each day of the week remain online for about 5 days before they are replaced by updated material. So please, take a few moments and surf over to our website and read this wonderful proclamation given by John Paul II. In Christ, - Joachim Nelson, ocds The Daily Meditations http://homepage.mac.com/ojoachim
