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5th Week of Lent
Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62
Ps. 22:1-4,5,6
Jn. 8:12-20
(Ps Wk I)
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To be unjustly and wrongly accused is a terrible experience. We can wonder if there is any justice in the world. Susannah was falsely accused by two conniving men because she refused to submit to their desires. She faced the death penalty, but she stood her ground and placed her trust in God, who sent Daniel to unmask the lies of her tormentors. Our lives must always stand for truth and goodness. We will not be put to shame. Jesus proclaimed Himself the light of the world. He also insisted that if people knew Him, they would know the Father. Jesus does not look like the Father in physical appearance, for God is Spirit. Jesus is how we encounter God, but in a human way. God is love, God is light, and Jesus is the same. But people judge by outward appearances, and Jesus challenged them to judge correctly and wisely - with the heart and the spirit. Things are never as they seem, and seeing with the heart will open a whole new world to us and illuminate our minds and souls.


Lord, help me to perceive with the heart.



DAILY OFFERING
Eternal Father, I offer You everything I do this day; my thoughts, words, joys and sufferings. Grant that, vivified by the Holy Spirit and united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, my life this day may be of service to You and to others. I also pray that all those preparing for marriage discover in Sacrament the source of Christ's grace for living a fithful and fruitful love. Amen.

PRAYING WITH THE CHURCH
INTENTION
We pray for health care workers who serve the sick and the elderly, especially in the poorest countries; may they be adequately supported by governments and local communities.
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