Fr. Marvin’s Reflection - March 15, 2026

In today’s Gospel (John 9:1–41), Jesus reveals His Kingdom by healing a man born blind. Sadly, it was the cultural norm to believe that someone born blind suffered because of his own sin or the sin of his parents. Jesus told His disciples, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.” As the Light of the World, Jesus restored sight to the blind man by placing clay on his eyes and sending him to wash in the pool of Siloam. 

After years of blindness, he is freed from his physical affliction and from the societal label of being a sinner who would never see again. He becomes a new man, his heart transformed and filled with joy as he comes to believe in the healing power of Jesus, the Son of Man. No longer living in darkness, he now walks in the light, giving witness to the mercy and power of God working in his life.

We pray that in this season of Lent the Lord may remove any blindness of pride and doubt from our hearts so that we may see Him working in our lives and in the lives of others.  May our Lord also fill us with the gift of faith so we may walk in the light of truth, trust in the Lord’s mercy, and continue to give witness to His healing power.

In Christ,    

Fr. Marvin