Repent from Sin to Get Lenten Blessings – Mar 17 – Homily – Fr Joseph Michael
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Fr Joseph Michael gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Mar 17, 2026, urging listeners to embrace Lenten penance and turn from sin as revealed in Jesus' healing miracle.
In this short homily, Fr. Joseph Michael reflects on the Gospel where Jesus heals a man paralyzed for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda. After the healing, Jesus warns him, "Sin no more, lest something worse befall you." The priest explains that while not every illness is punishment, God sometimes allows suffering to draw us back from sin. Lent is the perfect time for sacrifices, penance, and atonement to root out sin, reject worldly attitudes that accept sin, and strive for holiness. He calls us to show love for God by leaving sin behind and preparing to share in Christ's victory over sin and death, with Mary's help.
CCC 1431 – Interior Penance Call – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#1431
CCC 1854 – Sin's Gravity Defined – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a8.htm#1854
CCC 2013 – Holiness Through Grace – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a2.htm#2013
John 5 – Season of Conversion – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/5?1
00:00 - Opening Prayer
00:12 - Jesus Frees from Sin
00:55 - Call to Renewal and Healing
02:00 - Warning, Sin No More
02:36 - Call to Holiness
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 4th Week of Lent - Wkdy
Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/031726.cfm
1st: Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12
Resp: Psalms 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9
Gsp: John 5:1-3, 5-16
More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1759
Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMHZlIOdTs
