Homily for Thursday
2d Week of Lent
March 5, 2026
Jer 17: 5-10
Collect
Christian Brothers, St. Joseph
Residence, N.R.
Jeremiah
speaks of the mysteries of the human heart.
It’s beyond understanding except to the Lord. Often we don’t understand even our own hearts
(Jer 17:9-10).
St. Augustine (Philippe de Champaigne)
So we
pray today that the Lord direct our hearts to himself. We ask him to fire us with the Spirit
(Collect), that Spirit who descended on the 120 disciples gathered in the upper
room, fearful but prayerful (Acts 1:15; 2:3-4), strengthening their faith and
turning them into effective preachers (Collect) and fearless followers of the
Lord.
We pray
the Lord to keep us steadfast in our adherence to himself (Collect), in
bringing our Christian and religious vocations to perfection, which means to
union with him. St. Augustine reminds us
that our hearts are restless until they rest in the Lord who created them for
himself. May the Holy Spirit’s fire
purge selfishness from our hearts and fuse them into a more perfect union with
the heart of Christ.
Live
Jesus in our hearts!
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