by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… The royal official said to Him, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You may go; your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. … this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.”
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“… In the midst of our observance of #Lent we are reminded, as we prepare for the #Triduum and #Easter, that #Christ has triumphed already and we readily recognize the joy of his victory that lasts for all time. The Lenten season helps us to prepare for these celebrations that mark our deliverance from darkness to light, from sin to
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“In today’s #Gospel, #Jesus, the Light of the World, brings light to a man born blind. If you are prepared to accept it, you are the man born blind, for all of us were born blind and in darkness. It was our baptism and the faith it gave that rendered us able to see and to come gradually more fully
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“To the man who had been blind from birth He gave sight, not by means of a word but by an outward action; doing this not without a purpose or because it so happened, but that He might show forth the hand of God which at the beginning had moulded man. …”
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“As #Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. … Jesus answered … We have to do the works of the One who sent Me while it is day. … While I am in the world, I AM the Light of the World.’ … He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the
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“The #angel #Gabriel was sent from #God to a town of #Galilee called #Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named #Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was #Mary. And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. … Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
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“#Peter approached #Jesus and asked him, ‘Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. …”
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1. “Joseph did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife” (cf. Mt 1 :24). Inspired by the Gospel, the Fathers of the Church from the earliest centuries stressed that just as St. Joseph took loving care of Mary and gladly dedicated himself to Jesus Christ’s upbringing,(1) he likewise watches over and protects Christ’s Mystical Body,
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“Jacob was the father of #Joseph, the husband of #Mary. Of her was born #Jesus who is called the #Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a
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“#Jesus came to a town of #Samaria … Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. … A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How can you, a
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