Begging Christ to heal our spiritual vision (E.P. Sri)

   At the Kyrie in the Mass, we stand in the biblical tradition of calling on God’s mercy for our own lives and the lives of others. In reciting the liturgical responses, Lord, have mercy… Christ, have mercy… Lord, have mercy, we become like the blind man begging for Christ to heal our own weaknesses and lack of spiritual vision. We become like the fathers in the Gospel, pleading for Jesus to act in the lives of those we love. In saying Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) at Mass, we humbly entrust our entire lives – all our weaknesses, sins, fears, and sufferings – and the lives of those we love, to the merciful heart of Christ.

--E. P. Sri

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