PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “THE TRUTH THAT HURTS”

MONDAY, March 9, 2026Monday of the 3rd Week of LentMemorial of Saint Frances of Rome, religiousPATHWAYS OF HOPE: “THE TRUTH THAT HURTS”[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: LUKE 4:24-30Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth:“Amen, I say to you,no prophet is accepted in his own native place.Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israelin the days of Elijahwhen the sky was closed for three and a half yearsand a severe famine spread over the entire land.It was to none of these that Elijah was sent,but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon.Again, there were many lepers in Israelduring the time of Elisha the prophet;yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”When the people in the synagogue heard this,they were all filled with fury.They rose up, drove him out of the town,and led him to the brow of the hillon which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong.But he passed through the midst of them and went away.Reflection by Jeng Quitain : Educator. Pastoral Affairs Supervisor at a Catholic Progressive School. Senior Woman Leader of Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon. #POHopgiver #LandasngPagasa #catholic #biblereadings #jesus #catholicchurch #christian #church #faith #god #jesuschrist #love #pray #bible #christianity #prayer #hope #gospel