4th Sunday in Lent 3/15/2026 Come Holy Spirit

Today we are given the “Holy Spirit Prayer” from St. Augustine of Hippo in our Little Black Book. St. Augustine reminds us we call upon the Holy Spirit to give us strength and direction in our life of faith. Like the man born blind in the Gospel of St. John, Jesus gives us a vision of reality where the blessings of God illuminate our life. The world often tries to dim the light of life, but with the breath of the Holy Spirit our thoughts become pure and noble in character, as St. Paul writes “You were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.” Today we pray for the elect of the Church as they move towards the Easter Sacraments and also for our Church, may we be the light in the darkness of the world.