John 11:1-45. Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
The story of Jesus’s raising of Lazarus shows His genuine love for His friends. It also parallels the sacrament of confession. Lazarus was dead, but made alive again, and when we invite Jesus to see the spiritual death in us in confession, He forgives us our sins, giving us new life.
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