Friday is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, World Day for the Sick. Sickness in all its forms has been so much in the news, in our lives, in our hearts over the last years.

The sick are not “out there”, somehow not quite inside the life of the Church. They are a vital part, showing us what Mother Teresa referred to as the distressing face of Jesus – one of His faces, but a vital one if we are to understand why he came.

So please remember those around us who are sick in mind, body or spirit. Let’s pray for them, and reach out to them in whatever way you can. We are reaching out to the Lord.

Fr Matthew