Homily for Tuesday of the 5th Week of Lent

“O LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.”

I focus, once again, on our responsorial psalm for the day. Today’s Psalm begins with a pleading for God to hear the prayer of the psalmist and recalls how God has always heard the cry of His people.

In the end, the psalm seems to be reassuring that God hears our prayers made amid our struggles and that God keeps us from succumbing to our trials.

Of course, this last part of the prayer refers to the end times and to our belief that regardless of what happens in this life, there is joy and salvation in the next.

May we always trust that God hears our prayers and may we always trust in His promise of eternal life.+