What’s Lacking in the Sufferings of Christ? My Healing at Lourdes Changed Everything | Sunday Homily 7.20.25

In this powerful reflection, we hear a personal testimony of healing at Lourdes and a deeper understanding of St. Paul’s words: “I fill up in my body what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.”

 

What could possibly be lacking in Christ’s perfect sacrifice? Nothing—except our participation. Through our own suffering, united to His, we are invited into His saving mission.

 

This talk challenges us to see every hardship as an opportunity to offer it up for others, to sit at the foot of the Cross, and to recognize the beauty of choosing the better part—being present at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

 

🙏 “It is good that we are here. We have chosen the better part—and it will not be taken from us.”