Don’t Bury Your Gifts

Welcome, Parents and Catechists!

What do we do with the special gifts God has given us—do we share them bravely, or hide them away out of fear?

In this short Sunday reflection we explore Jesus’s Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–30) alongside the inspiring life of St. Martin de Porres.

Growing up in 17th-century Peru, St. Martin faced harsh prejudice because of his mixed-race heritage. Rather than letting fear hold him back like the third servant in the Gospel, Martin used every gift God gave him—his knowledge of medicine, his hard work, and his gentle heart—to care for the sick, feed the hungry, and welcome orphaned children.

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