Fans of Jesus

默 7:2-4, 9-14; 詠 23:1-6; 若一 3:1-3; 瑪 5:1-12

今天，教會慶祝諸聖節。在第一篇讀經中，我們看到一幅非常美麗的天國景象：有一大群人，多得無法計算，他們來自各邦國、各支派、各民族和各種語言。這提醒我們，天主的愛並不局限於某一個群體。在此一大群人中，有我們熟悉、受到教會敬禮的著名聖人，也有無數平凡的人。他們或許從未在歷史上留下名字，或接受人們的認可，只是在日常生活中默默地活出信仰、良善和仁愛。但天主認識他們，並珍視他們的生命。

第二篇讀經也帶給我們一個非常美好的訊息：我們現今已是天主的子女。我們不需要等到進入天堂，才開始領受祂的愛。天主現在就愛著這個帶着軟弱和掙扎的我們。我們可能並不總是覺得自己聖潔，也當然不必等到變得完美，才開始追求聖德。最重要的是，我們願意讓天主的愛塑造我們的心，並引領我們每天的生活。

在福音中，耶穌在山上宣講了真福八端，讓我們看見一個真正蒙福的生命是怎樣的。它不一定是一個富裕、成功，或受到別人稱許的生命，而是一個充滿謙卑、憐憫、溫良、心地純潔，以及渴慕正義的生命。這些不只是令人欽佩的美好話語，更是要我們以自己的方式去生活出來的邀請。當我們回顧聖人的生命，就會發現他們都曾在自己的生活環境中，努力實踐這些價值。他們也有自己的軟弱和困難，但他們始終願意回到天主面前，讓祂的恩寵在生命中工作。

親愛的朋友們，或許我們有時會覺得，成為一位聖人是遙不可及的事。但聖人也曾經是普通人，和我們一樣。他們之所以成聖，是因為在每天的生活中作出的選擇：願意寬恕別人、關心有需要的人、在困境中堅持信仰，或是在沒人看見的時候，依然做正確的事。我們每一個人都蒙召走上這條成聖的道路。因此，今天讓我們不只是仰望聖人、欣賞他們的榜樣，也祈求天主賜予我們恩寵，使我們能夠跟隨他們的腳步。願我們的生命能成為別人體驗天主慈愛的途徑，直到有一天，我們也能分享天國永恆的喜樂。阿們。天朝諸聖，爲我等祈。

All Saints

Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 23:1-6; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12

Today, the Church celebrates all the saints, and the first reading gives us a beautiful picture of heaven: a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, race, people and language. It is a wonderful reminder that God’s love is not limited to a particular group of people. Among this great multitude are the famous saints whose names we know, but also countless ordinary people whose names may never be remembered in history. They lived with faith, kindness and love, often without receiving any recognition. But God knows them, and their lives are precious in his eyes.

The second reading tells us something equally beautiful: we are already children of God. We do not have to wait until heaven to receive his love. God loves us now, with all our weaknesses and struggles. We may not always feel holy, and we certainly do not have to be perfect to begin our journey towards holiness. What matters is that we allow God's love to shape our hearts and guide the way we live.

In the Gospel, Jesus gives us the Beatitudes. He shows us what a truly blessed life looks like. It is not necessarily a life of wealth, success or recognition. It is a life marked by humility, mercy, gentleness, purity of heart and a hunger for what is right. These are not simply beautiful words to admire; they are an invitation to live differently. And when we look at the saints, we see people who tried to live these values in their own circumstances. They had their weaknesses and difficulties, but they kept turning towards God and allowing his grace to work in them.

Dear friends, perhaps we sometimes think that becoming a saint is something far beyond us. But the saints were ordinary human beings, just like us. They became holy through the small choices they made each day: forgiving someone, caring for another person, remaining faithful in difficult times, or quietly doing what was right when nobody was watching. We are all called to that same journey. So today, let us not only look up to the saints with admiration, but also ask for the grace to follow their example. May we become people through whom others can experience something of God's love, until one day we too share in the joy of his heavenly kingdom. Amen. All Saints, pray for us.