Lourdes, France 2025: We entrust the Virgin Mary with our intentions for a life of faithful discipleship. Standing in our church parking lot, while the misty rain surrounded me, I was overcome with an overwhelming and gut-wrenching grief. I gathered myself enough to slip into our church and fall to my knees before the Blessed Sacrament. "Lord, show me the HOPE," I murmured as tears flowed down my cheeks. Emotions aside, I know that Jesus is my (our) hope. "Therefore, since we

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