In his Lenten message for 2011, Pope Benedict focused on the purifying power of Baptism
and the need for conversion and repentence. As he suggested in that Message, we have
been offering the faithful an opportunity to mediate on the five Gospel readings over
the Lenten period.
The Message says the Gospel reading for Sunday March 27
( “expresses the passion of God for every man and woman, and wishes to awaken in
our hearts the desire for the gift of “a spring of water within, welling up for eternal
life”. Tracey McClure asked Msgr Anthony Figueiredo, an official at the Pontifical
Council Cor Unum that issues the Pope’s Message for Lent each year, how do we accompany
Jesus on this journey? listen: 00:14:59:30