The Marian Martyrs of Rosica

work of educating the younger generation! How can we not give praise to God, who with His Spirit enlivens Church com- munities, associations, and movements, inspiring ever wider groups of laity to embark on the mission of evangelization! During my first pilgrimage to our homeland, when I was in this place, I became intensely mindful of the prayer of the Psalmist: O Lord, remember me out of the love You have for Your peo- ple. Come to me, Lord, with Your help that I may see the joy of Your chosen ones and may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation and share the glory of Your people” (106:4-5) . Today, as I look back over the last twenty years of this century, I am reminded of the exhortation of the same Psalm: O give thanks to the Lord for He is good; for His love endures for ever. Who can tell the Lord’s mighty deeds? Who can recount all His praises? Blessed be the Lord… For ever, from age to age (106:1-2, 48) . 2. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” ( Mt 5:7). This Sunday’s liturgy gives our thanksgiving a particular aspect. It enables us to see all that is going on in the history of this generation from the perspective of God’s eternal mercy, which was revealed more fully in the saving work of Christ. Christ “was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification” (Rom 4:25). The Paschal mystery of the Death and Resurrection of the Son of God has given a new direction to human history. Though we see in this history the painful signs of the action of evil, we are certain that in the end evil will not prevail over the fate of man and the world. This certainly arises from faith in the mercy of the Father “who has so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 15 Homily at the Beatification