Day: April 17, 2025

April 17, 2025
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas

Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-15

One of the traps that frequently ensnare us as practicing Catholics is a misunderstanding that the focus of our religious life is to become a good person. The problem is that we begin to assess ourselves by comparison with other people instead of examining our conscience in light of the Commandments and in conversation with Christ. We soon accept the self-assessment that we are good enough because we have not committed the gravely evil actions we see in others portrayed in the sensationalism of contemporary media. We adapt a stance of false humility and soon become tepid in our love for Christ. He soon becomes a casual acquaintance.