Suffering: A Great Grace
Suffering: A Great Grace
Welcome to a new podcast, "Divine Mercy Calls to Our Hearts," hosted by Fr. Mark Baron, MIC, and acclaimed author Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle.
In this episode, Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle and Fr. Mark Baron explore the profound role of suffering in the spiritual life through the lens of St. Faustina’s experiences. They discuss how suffering can be a grace that purifies the soul, deepens trust in God, and unites us more closely to Christ.
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The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120425.cfm
Fr. Mark reminds us that Advent is not Christmas—it is a penitential season meant to awaken our souls, sharpen our spiritual vision, and prepare us to stand before the Lord. Across the 24 Churches that make up the Catholic Church, Advent (or its equivalent) is lived with deep seriousness: 40-day fasts, vegan disciplines, weeks of total abstinence, and long seasons of preparation. Their witness challenges us in the Roman Rite to rediscover what this season truly is: a call to repentance, renewal, and readiness.
Do you struggle to be patient sometimes? Saint Faustina wrote:"True works of God always meet opposition and are marked by suffering. If God wants to accomplish something, sooner or later He will do so in spite of the difficulties. Your part, in the meantime, is to arm yourself with great patience" (270).
