4th Sunday of Lent

We are certainly in a unique and unprecedented time in our country (and world) with this response to COVID-19.  In the Gospel today Jesus opens the eyes of a man born blind.  He smears a muddy mixture of saliva and dirt on the man’s eyes – not a clean or comfortable experience – then asks the man to go wash in the Pool of Siloam.  The man does…and is healed!  This time of COVID-19 and our nation’s response is an experience of a muddy mixture being smeared in our eyes and into our lives – it’s neither pleasant nor comfortable.  But Jesus invites us in this time, like He did the blind man, to go wash in the Pool of Siloam – trying new and different ways of prayer and service and learning to unite to God in this unique time.  If we don’t, this will all just be a muddy experience.  But if we do, this mud might also become an opportunity for incredible spiritual power in our lives!

For some great resources (whether that’s daily Mass, daily rosary, Stations of the Cross,  or other prayer or learning opportunities) please visit our St. Joseph Church Website Resources Page.  For the most up-to-date information in these constantly changing times concerning schedule, events or changes at St. Joseph, Hayward or St. Ann, Cable, please visit our website.  Finally, my Letter to Parishioners (which all parishioners should be receiving in the mail early this week) is also available on our website.