Redeeming The Time

In the Gospel today, the disciples could not cast out a demon and asked why. The Lord told them that it was because of their unbelief. Unbelief is nothing, it will die and not endure. Let us learn how to believe, by looking at the luminous example of the Holy Maccabean Martyrs, celebrated on the first day of the Dormition fast. Their martyrdom was possible because they knew who they were. In our age, there is a crisis of identity. Let us explore how to find out who we are (or should be) by examine the witness of the Holy Maccabean Martyrs.