Dear Community:

This week we are invited to celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

The death of Jesus on the cross brought a definitive victory over sin, the evil one, and death. Through His generous self-offering, Christ canceled the debt of our sins and freed us from guilt and condemnation. His triumph opens for us the way to a new and abundant life in the Holy Spirit—a life without end.

By being “lifted up on the cross,” and then rising and ascending to the right hand of the Father, Jesus grants us the gift of new birth in the Spirit and adopts us as sons and daughters of God.

In Christ, we are not only redeemed, but we also receive the divine life through His Spirit, so that one day we may share in His glory. Lord Jesus Christ, your death brought us life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit so that I may walk in freedom and joy as your child, and as an heir with you of the eternal inheritance. Amen.

May God bless you and always sustain us.

Rev. Julio Fernandez