Reading and meditation on the Word of God, Saturday of the 17th week in ordinary time, August 1, 2020

La Porta | Renungan Harian Katolik - Daily Meditation according to Catholic Church liturgy · Jul 31, 2020 · 7m

Reading by Wilson Tan (Jakarta, Indonesia) and meditation by Margareth Sembiring (Singapore)

DEATH FOR THE TRUTH

The theme for our meditation today is: Death for the Truth. There is at a city gate, a famous statue which is called "The Child on the Mother's Shoulder" stands to give meaning to the city. In ancient times the city was defended by a young man who led the whole people to fight the enemies who wanted to occupy the city. Even though the city was successfully defended, this young man was killed in the war. His own mother put the son on her shoulder, and while mourning for him she…