Daily Gospel Reflection
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June 25, 2023
Jesus said to the Twelve:
“Fear no one.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father.”
“So what’s next after graduation?” It’s the question of the season, usually asked out of love and curiosity. However, in the months and weeks leading up to my graduation last month, I wanted to hear this question less and less because I had ideas and options but no firm plans yet. This filled me with anxiety, dread, and fear, as it would for most people.
The first line of today’s gospel says, “Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed.” What a comforting message from Christ! He tells us plainly that we will not be in the dark forever. The hard part is that we don’t get to decide how the hidden is revealed.
We don’t get to determine how fast or conveniently God gives us what we need. It reminds me of the famous words that Fr. Cavanaugh speaks to Rudy in the movie, “Praying is something we do in our own time. The answers come in God’s time.” God’s time is a hard clock to live by.
Eventually, we are shown the path and given answers. Less than a week before my graduation, I said yes to a year of service. Of course, I would have liked to have known where I was going in February like many of my friends did, but I believe I needed the time I was given for discernment.
The timeline that God works on is individual and ever-changing. Today, we are reassured of the promise that the answers will come and all will be revealed in God’s good timing. Our part is to trust.
Prayer
O God of compassion, much of the world weeps and mourns due to the suffering caused by illness, greed, and the abuse of power. Many in the world cannot imagine a time of joy in their future. We lift up to you this day these, our brothers and sisters, and place them in your care. May they come to know the joy you promise and may our hearts and minds be opened to ways we can help to alleviate their suffering. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Saint of the Day

St. Eurosia is a local saint of Jaca, a Spanish town in the Pyrenees. Devotion to St. Eurosia has always centered around Jaca, but spread into northern Italy during the Middle Ages. As the Italian painting of her to the left demonstrates, place has always played an important part of Eruosia's images.
Eurosia's date of birth is unknown: different legends cite the date of death from anywhere from the early eighth century to the late ninth century.
Eurosia's cult developed at a time of great animosity in northern Spain towards the southern, Muslim half of Spain. Eurosia was believed to have been either a French or Bohemian princess who was promised in marriage to a nobleman from the south.
Eurosia did not wish to marry, particularly did not want to marry a non-Christian, but rather wished to live her life in devotion to God. She ran away from her husband, and escaped into the Pyrenees.
She was pursued and caught, but Eurosia invoked the help of heaven and a lightning bolt struck some of her captors. Eurosia was quickly executed, her limbs cut off, as shown in the image to the left, and beheaded.
Devotion to Eurosia grew when a shepherd discovered her relics in the eleventh century. As Jaca was a stop on the wildly popular Camino de Santiago, Eurosia grew in popularity, due to the steady stream of pilgrims visiting her relics. Perhaps it was due to pilgrims seeking spiritual healing or restoration that she became the patron intercessor of those experiencing demonic possession.
Pope Leo XIII affirmed her cult in 1902.
St. Eurosia, intercessor for those who suffer from demonic possession—pray for us!