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Today we reflect on our divine calling, our purpose as children of God. In a world filled with distractions, we must ask ourselves, "Whose image is imprinted on our souls?" Through faith, love, and hope, we discover that we are entrusted with a unique mission by the Creator. Let us journey together, seeking to always have God's inscription on our hearts.

The Gospel narrates Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Jesus, highlighting the role of the Holy Spirit in connecting people to Him. Baptism signifies receiving the Holy Spirit and becoming a child of God, allowing believers to share in God's divine life. This week's message with teach you how to surrender to the Lord, follow His will, and spread the message of salvation.

What does it mean to harden your heart? What does it mean to repent? How vast is God's mercy? How can we hear the voice of God if we want to? Today we reflect on the words from Psalm 95, "If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts." We'll explore some of the things that keep us from hearing the voice of God—that harden our hearts to Him—and what we can do to hear His voice every day.

Today we reflect on the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and how what she endured during her life on earth enhances the qualifications she has to be called our Spiritual Mother. But perhaps most important of all, we are reminded that our suffering isn't meaningless, but rather has profound meaning when we unite it to Jesus' suffering on the cross, as Mary did.

What does it mean to be "poor in spirit"? A significant portion of Jesus' teachings that are recorded in the New Testament come from his sermon on mount, on Mount Eremos. Among so many others, we receive the Beatitudes and Jesus' words, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Let's dive deep into the command to be "poor in spirit" and what that means we are called to sacrifice in order to receive the Kingdom of Heaven.