St. Paul says . . .
that a Christian’s life, a Christian’s body,
must be presented to God as a living sacrifice
pleasing to God [Romans 12:1-2].
Here, you see, the Bible gives our bodies, our lives,
a meaning of sacrifice,
of holocaust,
a divine meaning that is proper to every person,
even the lowliest.
I would like everyone to hear this message
who is listening to me, . . .
in whatever circumstances they are—
perhaps a sick person desperate with pain,
perhaps a poor person who can’t find work
and lacks even food to eat,
perhaps someone who works and works with no result,
perhaps another who has too much,
who has too many comforts and is selfish. . . .
I tell you, brothers and sisters in the faith,
that if we offer all this to God—
suffering, poverty, work, duty, whatever it is—
in order to please God,
to do his will,
we are being agreeable sacrifices,
offerings of pleasant aroma on the Father’s altar.

St. Oscar Romero, The Violence of Love

Oscar Romero (1917–1980) became archbishop of San Salvador in 1977. A prophetic voice of the poor, he was martyred at the altar while saying Mass. Romero was canonized in 2018.