Introduction

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:

Today we celebrate the third Sunday of Lent.

In today’s Gospel, we read about the misfortunes that befell the Galilean
pilgrims and the victims of the fall of the tower of Siloam. Like the
people in Jesus’ time, we are probably driven to ask, “Were the victims
more culpable than other people?” Jesus categorically refuses to
attribute their misfortune to God, or his sense of justice. God does only
good, he offers only life. If we are to relate sin to any misfortune, it
should be to make us realize that we are all sinners, hence, in need of
conversion. Sin is the great misfortune and so we should turn away
from it. We should answer Lent’s urgent call for a change of heart.

In this Eucharistic celebration, let us ask God for the grace of real
conversion by being sorry for our sins and by trusting in his loving
mercy.

Please stand and let us sing our entrance hymn.

19 March 2022