Today is the Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr. You might wonder how martyrdom can help God when you are already dead. Basically, we help God by doing his will. Saints who have already died and are now with the Lord in heaven still pray that God's will be done here on earth. St. Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite num and my model saint, died at age 24. Her autobiography, Story of a Soul, was published just a year after her death. So far millions and millions of copies of it have been sold worldwide in dozens of languages. Her message has surely drawn numerous souls to Christ and the Church. The Lord can always use us whether we are still alive now or not as long as we are with him.
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