Today's homily spoke about our consciences, the whisperings within us that help us find the absolute Truth and Good in a world full of equivocations. The brothers being tortured in the First Reading from the Second Book of Maccabees were following their consciences regarding their faith. They were unwilling to deny their faith in the face of torture and death. They knew that God would restore them in the Resurrection, so there was nothing for them to fear.
We are called to live our lives in a way that gives our consciences no reason to twinge. We know what we should do; it's just a matter of finding the strength to actually do it. God is willing to give us His strength should we ask of it. Meanwhile, we have the support of all of those in God's care. That's a lot of help on our side that we can leverage to do what is right.