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His amazing grace is the cure for our blindness. Like the man born blind, we are called to say, "Lord, I believe," and let Jesus, the light of the world, enlighten our hearts and lives.
How is the Lord calling you to change? What journey are you being invited on this Lent? May we pray: "Lord, I say yes to anything you ask of me—even before I know what it is. Amen."
We can fall into the trap of thinking Jesus had it easier — that he could resist temptation because he was also God. But to think this way makes a mockery of the very real struggle Jesus faced and misunderstands a central truth of our faith: Jesus was fully human. His divinity took nothing away from what it truly means to be human. He was hungry. He was tired. He was tested. Just like us.
Love is the fulfilment of the Law and the Prophets; if we truly love God and neighbour, there is nothing more required of us.
We are chosen, redeemed, and sealed by God in Christ, called to holiness and to live each day as beloved children under the patronage of Our Lady.
The Beatitudes all flow from one simple truth: recognizing our need for God. Only in God and trusting ourselves entirely to him do we find happiness.
When we respond to God’s nearness, his light shines into our darkness, bringing hope, healing, and new life.
The title, Lamb of God, also calls to mind the Passover lamb whose blood protected the houses of the Israelites when they left Egypt. The Israelites smeared their doorposts with the blood of the slain lamb and the angel of death passed over their houses. Jesus is the true Lamb of God who can deliver us from spiritual death
Through baptism, we are adopted as children of God and called to share in Christ’s mission, bearing the mark of belonging to him and living in relationship with him.
At the heart of Christmas is this truth: God has moved into our lives, entering quietly and humbly, out of love for us and for our salvation.
The Holy Family is a model for us as we face the tensions and crises that threaten family life today, inviting us to make our families places of forgiveness, understanding, and unconditional love.