There is a wonderful diversity present within the Dominican Order and within the early disciples. Every evening as we pray the De Profoundis we hear the names of those characters who have gone before. Many of them widely different from one another. As different as Peter and the Beloved Disciple, one a martyr they other who lived a full life on earth. But who each have within them a great love for the Lord. Just as we are called to have.

This love for Christ is made manifest in widely different ways and in ways which can seem to be contrasting. But these contrasting loves, more than anything else, show us the truly unique role that we each have to play. We each will love different but we are all called to love. We are each unique and yet we are united.Let us love fully, each in our own way.

For the daily readings, see the USCCB.