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Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 19, 2023

17 March 2023 / Published in Seeking Grace

Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 19, 2023

About 120 of the most vulnerable families in Haiti’s Greater South will be rehoused in new homes equipped with anti-seismic and anti-cyclonic features as part of the reconstruction efforts of the Jesuits in Haiti following the earthquake that struck the country in 2021. Canadian Jesuits International is supporting these efforts. Photo: Compagnie de Jésus- Territoire d’Haiti 

“One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” (John 9: 25, Gospel)

 

Christ says that those who recognize him will live in the light and those who reject him will remain in darkness. Those who are truly blind claim to hold the light and know the truth.

The miracle of healing is always possible by opening the heart, to God and to others. The healing of the blind man is an experience of faith, of liberation and of God’s mercy. This experience gives him the courage to confront the Pharisees and to confess his faith and become a disciple of the Lord.

One of the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus is “to walk with the poor and marginalized of the world.” The Jesuits’ involvement in the Haiti reconstruction project, which is supported by Canadian Jesuits International, is in line with solidarity with the poor, the victims of unjust systems and the struggle for the respect of their rights and dignity.

This commitment aims to open the eyes and hearts of the earthquake victims so that they can build fraternal communities and protect our common home. The 60 families who have already received their houses can say like the blind man, “what we know is that we were homeless, but now we have dignified housing.” They are also positively marked by this experience of solidarity and mercy.

The Society of Jesus in Haiti and its partners must continue their mission of liberation and struggle for the respect of the dignity of the human person. The journey with the poor has only just begun in Haiti. The Society must allow itself to be converted by accompanying the poor in order to be the “salt and light” in Haiti.

   —   Fr Jean Mary Louis, SJ is project director of the Haiti Reconstruction Project, which is supported by Canadian Jesuits international.

 

Pause and reflect on what you have just read. Pick one word that stands out for you, either in the Scripture or the reflection. 
What message does that word convey to you, if any? 

Le Christ affirme  que ceux qui le reconnaissent vivent dans la lumière et ceux qui le rejettent demeurent dans les ténèbres. Les vrais aveugles sont ceux qui prétendent être détenteurs de la lumière et de la vérité. Le miracle de la guérison est toujours possible moyennant une ouverture du cœur, c’est-à-dire, une ouverture à Dieu et aux autres. La guérison de l’aveugle est une expérience de foi, de libération et de miséricorde de Dieu. Ce vécu lui donne le courage d’affronter les pharisiens et de confesser sa foi et de devenir disciple du Seigneur.

L’une des préférences apostoliques universelles de la Compagnie de Jésus est : « cheminer avec les pauvres et les rejetés du monde. » L’engagement des Jésuites en Haïti dans le projet de construction va dans la ligne de la solidarité avec les pauvres, les victimes des systèmes injustes et de la lutte pour le respect de leurs droits et de leur dignité. Cet engagement vise à ouvrir les yeux et les cœurs des victimes du tremblement de terre pour qu’ils puissent construire des communautés fraternelles et protéger la maison commune. Les soixante (60) familles qui ont déjà reçu leurs maisons peuvent dire comme l’aveugle : « ce que nous savons, nous étions sans abris, à présent nous avons des logements dignes. » Elles sont aussi marquées positivement par cette expérience de solidarité et de miséricorde.

La Compagnie de Jésus en Haiti et ses partenaires doivent continuer leur mission de libération et de lutte pour le respect de la dignité de la personne humaine. Le cheminement avec les pauvres ne fait que commencer en Haiti. La Compagnie doit se laisser convertir au contact des pauvres pour être “sel et lumière en Haiti”

Le père P. Jean Mary Louis, SJ, est le directeur du projet de construction de maisons dans le Grand Sud d’Haïti, qui est soutenu par les Jésuites canadiens internationaux.

 

 

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    Jean-Mary Louis SJ

    Fr Jean-Mary Louis SJ is Director of the Development Office & GADRU of the Jesuits in Haiti. He is also the Rector of Notre-Dame University, Haiti and a Professor at Haiti State University.

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The Catholic Student Leadership Impact Team (CSLIT). a group of student leaders from Toronto Catholic District School Board secondary schools gathered on October 27 to listen to Brex Arevalo, a Filipino environmental activist and planner, who is touring select cities in Canada as part of CJI’s fall campaign on ecological justice. 

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