Today is the feast of St. Matthias, the apostle who replaced the one who betrayed Christ.
Two things of importance.
first:
St. Peter in his prayer to discern which of the two men, Joseph called Barsabbas and Matthias, he mentions that the reason there was a vacancy in the Apostolic office was because "Judas turned away to go to his own place."
Is not this the heart of every temptation, to go our own way?
How many times do we leave a vacancy because we have gone our own way. How many times have we vacated our own discipleship, vacated the love of God and sought that place of isolation, doing our own thing?
Do we seek to go our own way or do we let Christ own our hearts? Do we act as if we own the place or do we act as if Christ owns the place?
second:
Pope Benedict reminds us in regards to the election of Matthias that the lesson to be learned is as follows. While there is no lack of unworthy and traitorous Christians in the Church, it is up to each of us to counterbalance the evil done by them with our clear witness to Jesus Christ, our Lord.
You have been elected to fill the vacancy, now go forth and bear the fruit of the kingdom of God allowing the light of fidelity to scattered the darkness of betrayal.
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