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2 April • "I Will Never Forget You": Finding God's Fidelity in Lent | Daily Catholic Homily

A Word of Hope

Join us for a comforting daily homily reflecting on God's unwavering love and fidelity, as seen in the readings of Wednesday in the fourth week of Lent. Fr. Andrew Carl shares a touching personal story of his mother's faith, illustrated by a Hummel figurine and the powerful words of Isaiah: 'Can a mother forget her infant...even should she forget, I will never forget you.'

He connects this image of God's tender care to Jesus' own trust in the Father, urging us to turn back to God, our loving parent, during this Lenten season. Discover how to embrace God's unconditional love and find strength in His unwavering presence, just as a child leans into a parent's steady hand.

This homily offers a message of hope and reassurance, reminding us that even in our distress, God holds us steady.

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    18 Mar • Courage and mercy

    Today's readings are full of sin, but in the first, courage and wisdom are shown to be more powerful than sin, and in the Gospel, mercy is stronger than sin. So we acknowledge sin in the world, but also that it is not the whole picture.
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    17 Mar • Turn to the cross

    This is the point in Lent when we turn with Jesus to face the cross ahead, hearing the words, "unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest."
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    13 Mar • Dive in

    The Prophet Isaiah invited those who were suffering to come out and feel God's saving power. We are also invited to dive into the river of God's grace, and to invite others to do the same.
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    12 Mar • Down the road

    Ezekiel had a vision of a trickle of water flowing from the temple, but growing greater and greater as it flowed through the world. In the same way, the recognition of the dignity and call to mission that baptism confers on all people that was affirmed at the Second Vatican Council is bearing greater and greater fruit as the years pass.
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    6 Mar • What you have seen

    In Deuteronomy we hear, "Do not forget the things your own eyes have seen." We need to remember that today, for we have all seen glimpses of the great things God has done for us in the first words or first steps of a child. It is what we have already see that should give us hope for what is possible in our world.
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    5 Mar • Forgive 77 times

    Jesus challenges us to forgive not 7 times, but 77 times. This does not mean that we need to have warm feelings towards them or to reconcile with them, but it is the first step of the process that opens the way to these possibilities. Can we hope that the person who hurt us might grow? Can we help bring this about through forgiveness?
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    28 Feb • Right side up

    Jesus tells his followers whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant. This is looking at the world the way God sees it, the right way up, unlike when we have allowed our own vision to be skewed, thinking servanthood is low.
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    26 Feb • God is merciful

    Jesus tells us to be merciful, just as our Father is merciful. We do not have to wait for heaven to experience God's mercy, it is available every day in the confessional.
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    25 Feb • Challenge and Mercy

    In the Transfiguration, Peter, James, and John get challenged to believe that Jesus really is God's son, but that challenge is also a mercy, welcoming them into the heart of God. May we find the challenge and the mercy this Lent.
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