Cardinal Palolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, arrived in Strasbourg on July 3 as the Pope’s special envoy to participate in the commemoration of the 1300th anniversary of the death of Alsace’s patron and saint Okuda.
(Vatican News Network)“The life of Saint Otara shows us that God’s participation at any time can change our horizons, give new life and new missions, heal diseases, and open the way for unexpected methods of evangelization.” This is Cardinal Palolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See. On the afternoon of July 5th, he said something when he celebrated Mass for the young people at the Holy Otara Mountain Pilgrimage Site. Card Palolin arrived in Strasbourg as the Pope’s special envoy on July 3 to participate in the 1300 anniversary of the death of Alsace’s patron and saint Oda.
The saint Otara was born around 660 AD and died in 720 AD. Her name means “God’s light”. This saint came from a Merovingian noble family. She was blind since childhood, but miraculously recovered her sight when she was baptized at the age of 15. Okuda later became a hermit and established a monastery in Hornburg, which is located on the mountain.
Card Palolin pointed out in the Mass sermon that when we hear people talking about miracles, many people in this age are skeptical, but these life histories and pious faith of Christians in history make us feel profound Truths, because they allow us to meet the healing and redeeming power of Christ.
“In the life history of the saint Okuda, we see the great difficulties encountered by a child who was rejected by her father because her father did not want to have a blind girl in the family.” “The Lord freely intervenes” Okuda In her life, because God “wants her to be a blessing and a tool for all people and future generations to spread the gospel”. Card Palolin said that Sindhi allows us to “see the intangible, open new horizons and unexpected paths, and teach new ways of life.”
Cardinal Palolin finally pointed out that we must be convinced of the miracles performed by the Lord. The Lord converts and heals people; makes the blind see the light again; grants new life and wants all of us to know the Son of God and obtain salvation.
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