Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Louis de Montfort; there is, of course, plenty to say about him, but especially in the context of the today’s readings, I want to focus on just one incident in his life, one particular grace that he displayed: his complete and utter abandonment and conformity to God’s will. 

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer, IVE
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear brothers and sisters, although it’s hard to believe, Lent is almost upon us. This coming Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday, and we’ll have our forty days of preparation for the commemoration of the passion, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

​Lent is a time for returning to God, a time to focus on what’s really important, and so today’s readings give us a nice “warm up.”