Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 34)
R. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Many are the troubles of the just man, but out of them all the LORD delivers him. He watches over all his bones not one of them shall be broken. R. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040122.cfm
The early church searched the Hebrew Scriptures, especially the Book of Psalms, to understand the Scandal of the Cross. They began to see how the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus was “in accordance with the Scriptures” (The Nicene Creed). We pray that God will be close to the brokenhearted people of Ukraine.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Friday, Week IV, Lent
