Hello families! In today\u2019s Gospel reading, Jesus opens the eyes of a man who is blind from birth. Though he has been without physical sight, this man is the only one in the story who sees Jesus for who he really is. The man\u2019s neighbors, parents, and teachers are spiritually blind to the knowledge that Jesus is the Messiah. This story invites us to use our sight to see both with wonder and faith.<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s Gospel, blindness symbolizes lack of faith. Why do you think that some people did not believe that he was the Son of God and long-awaited Messiah even though they witnessed his miracles? In what way do you see Jesus working in your life? Why do you think some people today don\u2019t believe in Jesus? What can be done to help people believe in him? St. Joseph was Jesus\u2019 foster father. What do you think it was like to be St. Joseph?<\/p>\n
Lenten Family Challenge –<\/strong> Research an organization that helps the blind or visually impaired. Find a way to donate your time, talent, or treasure to this organization.<\/p>\n Liturgy Link-<\/strong> How many images of Jesus do you see in the church?<\/p>\n Family Prayer –<\/strong> The Angelus<\/p>\n The Angelus is a way for lay people to sanctify the hours of the day. Historically, the practice has been associated with ringing a bell at 6 a.m., 12 p.m., and 6 p.m., where whole villages and towns would stop to pray. Laborers in the fields, workers in shops, and families at home set aside what they were doing and prayed the Angelus together. Today, many churches and monasteries and several radio and television stations ring the Angelus bell at these same times, inviting the faithful to pause what they are doing and pray. Today, pray the Angelus at the noon or 6 p.m. hour. Hello families! In today\u2019s Gospel reading, Jesus opens the eyes of a man who is blind from birth. Though he has been without physical sight, this man is the only one in the story who sees Jesus for who he really is. The man\u2019s neighbors, parents, and teachers are spiritually blind to the knowledge that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faith-formation","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9735,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9734\/revisions\/9735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgenevieve-stmaurice.org\/parish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPartners in Faith,
\nPhyllis Chudzinski<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nMarch 29th is Confirmation!
\n**Training for altar servers will begin soon. If you have any children in 3rd grade and up who are interested please contact the Faith Formation Office.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"