Our Lenten Journey: Homily Cycle II 3/18/2022
Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0318-memorial-cyril-jerusalem.cfm
An Irish nun was returning from a pilgrimage to Lourdes and while going through Customs, the inspector finding a bottle of clear liquid, asked, "What's this, Sister?"
"Why, it's Lourdes Water. I've just been to Lourdes." Unscrewing it to smell it, "Sister, this isn't Lourdes water, this is gin!" "Ah, thanks be to God! Another miracle!"
We acknowledge God’s goodness and the fact that any goodness we have comes from God.
de Sales said, “You make spiritual progress by continually beginning again & again.” (Every Day with Saint Francis de Sales, p.238)
Today we celebrate St. Cyril of Jerusalem, whose Catecheses on the ritual and theology of the Church in the mid-fourth century was very valuable. At Council of Constantinople, amended the Nicene Creed to include the word consubstantial—that is, Christ is of the same substance or nature as the Father.
The Gospel was from Matthew [it is the Memorial for St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Doctor of the Church] in it we heard about the vine grower, the branch and the fruit. God created us to live His Word, so that our life would be fruitful. Lent is an opportunity for us to grow from our spiritual pruning, and that pruning is necessary for our development as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Take a few minutes today and reflect on what in your life needs to be pruned, so you can be closer to the Lord.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, intercede for us.
St. Michael, ask God to help the people of Ukraine.
May God Be Praised and your day be Blessed.
And with St. Francis de Sales let us remember, "We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God."
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