Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Today's readings explore how God meets human weakness and suffering not with abandonment, but with a saving gesture that requires only trust and a willingness to look. The first reading recounts a dramatic moment in the desert where an unlikely image becomes the means of healing, and the Gospel reveals what that ancient sign was always pointing toward. Today's Readings: • First Reading: Numbers 21:4b-9 • Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 • Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11 • Gospel: John 3:13-17