January 29, 2025
By Sister Mary Eamon Lyng, SSJ “The Church must keep the lamp of hope burning and clearly visible, so that it may continue to shine as a sure sign of salvation.” – Pope Francis. This “lamp of hope” must be kept burning bright and shining in the world today. As we begin the Jubilee Year of Hope: Pilgrims of Hope on the Path of Peace, the Church celebrates World Day for Consecrated Life on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple on February 2. The Church honors consecrated men and women who have radically set aside their lives to serve Christ and His Church by means of their vowed lives of poverty, chastity and obedience within their respective religious community or living in the world for the sake of the Gospel. Let us pray for each of our religious congregations who continually pray for and serve the needs of the People of the North Country and to pray for more vocations to the consecrated life.
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