Though we may never fully understand suffering, we can be certain that God desires to heal us and bring value into our suffering. He sent us his only Son to suffer and die for our salvation, and through this mystery we can glimpse how suffering can make us more like him. But we first need to ask for him to heal us in our suffering. We see Jesus beginning that work today in the little town of Capernaum, and he longs to continue that same work in each of our lives.
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time—February ...
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity—Ma...
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Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and B...
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