St Peters Orthodox Church

March 29, 2020 - The Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Lent is named Laetare, the Latin word for rejoice or be exceedingly joyful. We are reminded to rejoice right in the middle of Lent, a season of the blessed gift of repentance. Today we set ourselves to rediscover the joy in the experience of the healing work of Christ for us as we turn our lives to Him with all of our weaknesses, frailties, and the deepest illnesses within our souls. We look at three Gospel stories to remind us truly how our Lord truly sees us. If we only knew what He longed to do on our behalf when we turn to Him, we would run to Him in blessed repentance.