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Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: The Significance of Laetare Sunday – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV: The Significance of Laetare Sunday

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By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange, April 8, 2025

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme OMV is a Roman Catholic Priest of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary currently on missionary assignment in the Philippines. He serves in the Congregations’ Retreat Ministry and in the House of Formation for novices and theologians in Antipolo, Philippines. He blog

Avatar photoHoly Mother Church exhorts us to rejoice on Laetare Sunday of the Lenten Season with these words, “Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her consoling breasts” (Is. 66:10-11). But how can we pause to rejoice when we are recalling our many sins, performing our Lenten penances for these sins, reflecting on the suffering of Christ for our sins, and striving to unite our sufferings with His? Doesn’t it seem out of place to rejoice in such a setting?

In truth, the Church calls us to pause and rejoice in this Sunday of the Lenten season to remind us that we are about to experience the greatest joy of all—the joy of full reconciliation with God in Jesus Christ at Easter. We can rejoice in the face of our struggle with sins and sufferings because these painful realities are not the final word. We are joyful because we are on a journey to complete reconciliation with God as His beloved sons and daughters. …

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