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link. */
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border-bottom: none !important;
}

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*/
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color:inherit !important;
text-decoration: underline !important;
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Margin-right: auto !important;
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Catholic Charities USA


Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Readings of the Day
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I've always believed that every Gospel somehow prepares us for
the challenges we face as Jesus' followers today. This one is no
different.  Today's readings remind us that it's not
easy to be a follower of Christ. Indeed, we are being tested by the
turbulent waters of the world today.

At this moment people everywhere are facing the fears, anxieties and
uncertainties of the COVID-19 outbreak. As world leaders in
government, culture and business call upon people to comply with
unprecedented restrictions, there are alarming signs of terror, panic
and greed. While we naturally turn to these leaders in times of
trouble, many resemble the Pharisees of this Gospel, failing to
acknowledge our Lord even as he walks among them. Some openly
disregard religion as somehow unsound, disparage its associated
morality, and ask us to put our faith in more temporal things. 
Here in our own country, we regularly witness elected officials tout
their faith when convenient, only to later demean and diminish the
true foundational values of our Church. 

As part of this year's Lenten journey, those of us blessed with
faith must now balance these messages while always keeping Christ at
our center. Do we trust our Lord during this unnerving crisis, or are
we focused on more worldly things?  Even as we do our part to
contain the outbreak, do we truly believe that God is with us and on
our side? Are we falling victim to our own selfish needs and
unnecessarily hoarding what ought to be shared with our neighbors? Are
we able to surrender what is beyond our control and see the bounty
that still surrounds us? Are we caving in to the pressure of our
secular world and turning away from Christ in this moment? How can we
avoid that?   

We need look only to today's psalm for an answer: "O Lord,
my God, in you I take refuge. A shield before me is God, who saves the
upright of heart." When we are beset by the pressures and
anxieties of the world, our Lord himself gave us the remedy: take
shelter in Him. So let's do that. If your faith is shaken,
repeat the responsorial psalm over and over: "In you I take
refuge."    

 

Laura A. Cassell is CEO of Catholic Charities of Long Island.





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