Today’s homily: Sunday Lent III (2026)

On the Third Sunday of Lent (Oculi Sunday), the Church proclaims Christ’s victory over the powers of darkness through the Gospel of the casting out of the demon. The liturgy reminds the faithful that the Kingdom of God has already broken into the world through Christ, who binds the “strong man” and liberates souls from sin. At the station basilica of St. Lawrence outside the Walls, the Church calls Christians during Lent to spiritual vigilance, repentance, and sacrifice, casting out the habits of the old self and living as children of the light while awaiting the final triumph of Christ’s Kingdom. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/03/08/todays-mass-march-08-second-saturday-in-lent/