Sunday, March 26, 2017

A Word from Your Pastor March 26 - Fourth Sunday of Lent

Dear Parishioners:

The Fourth Sunday of Lent highlights the themes of Light and Blindness.  As our experience of more hours of daylight begins, we see more of the world illumined by the sun.  The same thing can happen as our eyes open to the power of Faith.  We live in a world that is closed in on itself and we are all part of a pervasive culture that tends to isolate us in our ways of thinking about ourselves and others.  It is an irony that science reveals clearly that we are part of an expanding universe, and our tendency seems to be rather to create limits.  God invites us to see.  He heals our blindness and asks us to be a source of light for others.  The Sacramental Life that we share is our primary means to open us and others to a living relationship with God that has a source of enlightenment available to us at all times.

The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens our Faith within our hearts and emboldens us to share our Faith with those around us. If we call upon the power of the Holy Spirit and exercise the gifts He has given to us, we will be strong in our Faith.  This requires a commitment to follow where the Lord leads.  This life is a test, a preparation for our entry into the Life that lasts forever.

Now is the time to make plans for participation in the events of Holy Week and Easter.  Be sure to make plans to live that week differently – April 9-16.  I encourage you to make it the “head of your calendar” and to put into practice all the resolutions you have made to live the priorities that we are highlighting this year: Communication, The Sunday Mass, Hospitality and Welcome and Living the Sacramental Life as a Family.  How are you and your family responding to this call?  Do you see the Light?



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