Opening Your Heart
Opening Your Heart
In this fourth episode of "Jubilee Journey Through Lent," Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC introduces the Spiritual Works of Mercy, highlighting how acts of tough love, instruction, counsel, and comfort can help us open our hearts to others, deepen our faith, and become true instruments of God’s mercy.
Join Father Anthony on this six-part video series designed to deepen your spiritual life during this holy penitential season. As we walk through Lent, Father Anthony explores how we can make our observance more fruitful and spiritually rewarding, especially in this Jubilee Year of Hope.
Drawing from the rich traditions of the Church — daily Mass, Scripture, the Rosary, and acts of mercy — Father Anthony will guide viewers on this path to renewal.
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