Spiritual Blindness

My dear friends in Christ,

If we meditate on this Gospel passage, we can surely identify with any one of the “cast of characters”—the man born blind, the Pharisees, the parents of the man, or even the group of his acquaintances. Sometimes, like the Pharisees, we think we can see it all and even act like we know it all. Sometimes we scrutinize our brothers and sisters who do not see things the way we do, or who do not follow our way. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be blind and not be able to see the beauty of God’s creation. And yet, so many of us suffer from spiritual blindness. Here in the blind man, we find a man of great faith under intense scrutiny who is unable to deny his cure. The Pharisees make every attempt to discredit him, but under their intense questioning and probing, the man who can now see uncovers by his own testimony the true identity of Jesus. First, he identifies his healer as, “that man they call Jesus”; after that, he names Jesus “a prophet,” then “the Son of man,” and finally, “Lord.” And so it is in this man’s ability to recognize Jesus with faith and humility that he is cured of his physical and spiritual blindness.

Today we celebrate the 2nd Scrutiny. Please continue to pray for our Catechumens.

Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for our Fish Fry Dinner which will be held next Saturday April 1st in Bogdan Hall. We hope you will join us for great food, fun, and fellowship!

May God bless you all!
Fr. John