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Indeed, the pastor’s first duty is to enable his people, individually and collectively, to listen to and encounter Jesus Christ so as to experience the power of his love, and the beauty of his goodness and truth, and to be molded by him into disciples, indeed a community of disciples who are “a light brightly visible” – shining amid the fog, a guiding light amid the confusion, illuminating the way forward.

My prayer is that you will encounter many Nathanael’s in the year ahead – moms and dads and children without guile, who will truly be open to the wisdom, both divine and human, you will offer them in the amazingly beautiful and effective ministry we call Catholic education.

Mary Our Queen, pray for us! Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us! Blessed Stanley Rother, pray for us!

World Youth Day is an extraordinary event. You are encountering Christ, not alone, but alone with millions of young people.

As we offer this gift of love, let us pray that our beloved dead will be found worthy to enter, not a temple made by human hands, but the heavenly temple, where Christ shines as the sun and where everyone and everything is seen in its truest form.

Yet, as we ponder what the Lord is asking of us, we should also remember how expensive was the price that the Lord paid for our redemption.

As we prepare for the forthcoming convention, let us invite the Lord of the Harvest to cultivate our hearts as we listen intently to his Word, spend some time in Eucharistic Adoration, avail ourselves of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and seek the strength we will need over these coming days to advance the mission of the Order entrusted to our care.