I want to announce to you that we will be
having a parish Mission in April. We will begin the mission at the 5 PM Mass on
April 5th, continue on Monday evening, April 7th at 7 PM
and conclude with the 7 PM Mass and mission talk on April 8th. Fr.
Dominic Borg, a Carmelite priest and Superior of the Order, will speak for
about 1 hour each evening. His topic will be, “My spirit rejoices in God, my
Saviour”. I hope you will avail yourselves of this Lenten spiritual
opportunity. Refreshments will follow on Monday and Tuesday evenings
downstairs. This will give you an opportunity to meet Fr. Dominic.
Thirst
Scripture:
"The water I shall give will become a spring of water welling up to
eternal life."
Reflection:
Thirst of one kind or another launches all our efforts. Whether it is a thirst
for love, for security, or a deeper longing for meaning, human beings are
thirsty types. Thirst led the Samaritan woman to the well. She comes in the
heat of noon, not like the other women of the town who would have come in the
cool morning. Was it shame for her lifestyle?
I imagine that the thirst that led her to
Jesus was the same thirst that led her through all the detours of her past and
all the lovers of her life. She had to recognize that her thirst was never
really quenched by them. This is hard to do. It's hard to recognize our deepest
thirsts, and we can get confused.
The Samaritan woman allowed Jesus to speak to
her deeply and to lay her heart bare. She also found that her real thirsts were
starting to become quenched. She went from being an antagonist of Jesus to
being his prophet in the town, proclaiming Him to the very people she had been
avoiding that day at the well.
Meditation:
Where do we look to meet our deepest thirsts? Do they make us thirstier still?
Prayer:
Jesus, help me clean up the muddy waters of my life. Be a spring refreshing my
soul, for only your love will satisfy.
Wishing you every blessing in this third week
of Lent!
Fr.
Phil
