In this personal reflection on the feast day of St. Faustina, we are reminded to commit ourselves to the Lord as she did. Despite dealing with ridicule and doubt, and ultimately dying young after a painful illness, St. Faustina left a life that serves as an example for us all.

Devotion to the Holy Angels is the kind of book that asks you to slow down, reflect, and savor its words rather than rush to the final page. I expected a book I could read quickly, but the Rev. Henri-Marie Boudon asked something different of me: to pay closer attention, pause to absorb his teachings, and meditate on the beautiful gift of a Guardian Angel that God has given each one of us.

While we met Martha, Mary, and Lazarus in the Gospels, we don’t learn much about them, other than they were close friends and disciples of Jesus. We don’t know how they met Jesus or whether they were related to Him. Yet, our Church has designated July 29th as the day we celebrate their lives and the impact they have had on our faith.