Monday – 24th Week of Ordinary Time B – Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we gather in our masses all around the world today to celebrate the Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, two remarkable figures in the early Church whose lives and deaths speak profoundly to us, especially in the context of the readings we heard today. As martyrs, they exemplified courage, leadership, and a deep commitment to the unity of the Church amidst division and strife—an issue that also resonates in our first reading from Saint Paul’s letter to the Corinthians.