In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful my

immaculate mother Saint Joseph my father and Lord my guardian angel and tocedeful

with your permission Lord Jesus Christ truly present with us in the Blessed Sacrament.

During these days of Lent, the Christian vocation comes more to the fore of our mind and heart,

and we're invited to bring to prayer the model of every Christian vocation, the first model

being the Blessed Mother.

And right after her is her husband and the adoptive father of our Lord Jesus Christ, St. Joseph.

In today's gospel, and we've heard it the second time, if I'm not mistaken,

Jesus raises a very high bar.

And he says, you must be perfect as my Heavenly Father is perfect.

And essentially what Jesus is saying,

you must be a replica of myself

because Jesus is the mirror image of God the Father.

He is the revelation of God the Father's love.

Our Lord raises such a high bar that, in a certain sense,

it's technically impossible to reach the standards he presents to us.

But on the other hand, would he issue a command that we cannot approach?

That would not apply.

And that perfection is on the order of love for God and love for others.

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