Be Frank with God

The liturgical year is coming to a close and in the holy sacrifice of the altar we renew the offering of the victim to the Father — the offering of Christ, the king of justice, love and peace, as we shall read shortly in the preface.[1] You all experience a great joy in your souls as you consider the sacred humanity of our Lord. He is a king with a heart of flesh, like yours; he is the author of the universe and of every creature, but he does not lord it over us. He begs us to give him a little love, as he silently shows us his wounds.Why then do so many people not know him? Why do we still hear that cruel protest: “We do not want this man to reign over us”?[2] There are millions of people in the world who reject Jesus Christ in this way; or rather they reject his shadow, for they do not know Christ. They have not seen the beauty of his face, they do not realize how wonderful his teaching is. This sad state of affairs makes me want to atone to our Lord. When I hear that endless clamour — expressed more in ignoble actions than in words — I feel the need to cry out, “He must reign!

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A few weeks ago, I visited Torreciudad. I live in Murcia, and I’ve been telling everyone the same story: I left the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar in tears. After listening to the explanations we were given about the sanctuary’s altarpiece, I decided to go to confession. It had been many years since my last one—because, to be honest, I had stopped believing.What truly moved me, however, was the gentleness and compassion with which the priest received me. I had so much to unburden from all these years, and yet he made me feel deeply at peace—understood, cared for, and treated with great delicacy.I promise never again to stop loving Our Lady. In Torreciudad, a new chapter of my life began.

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