Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Phoenix shared a message on our collective and individual call to holiness on the Solemnity of All Saints. 

“Our Church gives us a gift in acknowledging the great saints who have left us their examples of how to be a follower of Jesus Christ with heroic virtue,” Jen Arnold said in the church's Nov. 1 bulletin. “We are not left on our own to navigate what it means to be a good disciple. Studying the saints can always inspire us to live out our Christian Faith in new ways.”

Arnold noted that while it is a difficult request, we are called to live a life of saints as well, being filled with virtue and imitators of Jesus Christ. 

In the document "Lumen Gentium,"  we are told about our call to holiness and the fact that it is a universal calling for all who ascribe themselves to the teaching of the church. 

“To summarize, we are called to let the Holy Spirit act within us, listen to God’s voice, bear our crosses and follow Jesus," Arnold said. "If we do all these things as perfectly as we can, we are well on our way to becoming the saints we are meant to be."

Practically speaking, we must choose a vocation and then try to be as Christ-like within that vocation as possible. 

“If you are married, do you bear the many crosses that come with marriage joyfully and without complaint?" Arnold asked in the bulletin. "Are you quick to forgive your spouse and quick to sacrifice your own comfort in order to serve him or her?” 

The same goes for being a parent, an employee and the many other vocations we may hold. 

Regardless of our vocations, however, we must continually pray to the Lord. When times are good or when times are bad, let us reach out to the Lord and ask him for direction in our lives so that we may be worthy servants of him and bring glory to his name. 

“By the grace of God, may we all celebrate today’s feast in heaven as saints ourselves someday,” Arnold said.