"It is my choice to die at the hands of mortals with the hope that God will restore me to life": thus exclaims the mother, who witnessed her seven sons being martyred. We too draw from her courage, for we, Christians, are a people with hope and the promise of life after death. For us, the struggles of today, though real, are momentary.

The six Jesuits and their co-workers, who were martyred in El Salvador, took courage from our Lord's resurrection and gave their lives to empower the oppressed poor. We too are called everyday to enact the salvific act of Passion-Death-Resurrection for the sake of the less-privileged and the needy. Even parents who give their everything for their children, experience resurrection when they see them grow up to be loving messengers of our faith.