Journal # 4

“Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day and follow in my step”. In our gospel today Jesus reminds us this phrase. Jesus will suffer and died and be raised on the third day.

                As a challenge to each and every one of us in following Christ is not easy we will journey in the road of problems, difficulties, hardships and most of all we carry our own cross. However at the end we will be raised up if we believe in Christ.

                In this day also we commemorate Dominic Savio small boy but giant in faith. Dominic Savio was a great student of Don Bosco. Indeed Dominic he followed Christ all of his life, he deny himself and he carry also his cross at the end he became a saint. He has known as St. Dominic Savio.

                In today’s gospel according to Luke Jesus said “whoever loses his life for my sake will save” indeed St. Dominic Savio did it he follow Christ even to deny himself from worldly things and most of all  to commit sin one of his famous word “Death rather than sin”. And now he is now enjoying his life there in heaven.

                Let us pray for the intercession of St. Dominic Savio a little boy but gigantic in his faith to the Lord that he will help us, inspires us, encourage us, strengthen us to follow the footsteps of the Lord with mature faith and LOVE with in our hearts.