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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