The Gospel reading for today: "The Transfiguration" was very profound and uplifting, but what really hit me was the reading from St. Paul's letter to the Phillipians, Chapter 3.
St. Paul writes about the enemies of the cross and how their "shame is their glory." When I heard that line, I could not help but think about people who are proud of their sinful lives. These same people boast about their sins as though God did not exist or that what they have done is in no way immoral.
The doorway to salvation is the cross. People forget that Good Friday comes before Easter Sunday. The same people who embrace their shame as their glory could be classified as enemies of the cross. And if they are enemies of cross they surely cannot be friends of the resurrection.
Our Lady of Fatima, requested that we pray for the conversion of poor sinners. During this Lenten season I will make an extra effort to pray for sinners especially those who boast of their sinfulness.
God bless!
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