Redeeming The Time

The Gospel about the woman who was a "sinner" is read for St. Mary of Egypt. The Lord said that this woman was forgiven because she loved much. We talk about this kind of love, which St. Mary showed so abundantly. This love compels a person to act in extravagant and wondrous ways. If we are not compelled to act, we don’t really love, and we are not forgiven. We cite many examples in the Scripture of this, and how this kind of love must be present during the time of calamities, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.