St. John Fisher is the Kind of Priest & Bishop We Need Today - Daily Gospel Reflection

Praised Be Jesus Christ!

Today’s Gospel is Matthew 6:24-34, it is the feast of St. John Fisher. St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More stood together and opposed King Henry VIII when he  desired to found his own church so he could divorce his wife. Both men paid for their defense of the papacy with their lives. St. John Fisher was also known for his own dedication to Jesus, for his penance, courage, and prayer. He is model bishop and priest. He is the kind of the bishop we need in the life of the Church, one willing to forgo personal comfort and secular popularity to stand for the Gospel, to stand for Jesus Christ.

Today we pray, through the intercession of St. John Fisher, that all priests and bishops would have the courage to proclaim the Gospel and bear witness, to live the faith with generosity and love.