Feast of St. Martin de Porres

There is a lot that could be said about St. Martin de Porres, but I will leave you with just this one reflection borrowed from the homily I heard this morning. When his Dominican community was struggling financially, St. Martin urged his superiors to sell him into slavery and use the profits to help support the community's needs. At first glance one might say "How ridiculous." But then we reflect on Christ. Is not this what Christ did for us. Sell himself into slavery so that we might be free.

And what then shall we do with our freedom.

"Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross."
- St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians, Chapter 2


Saint Martin, Saint of the slaves, pray for us.