A student hands the gifts to Archbishop Allen Vigneron during a Mass on Jan. 24 meant to mark Catholic Schools Week, which is celebrated this week.
DETROIT — Drawing on the day’s Gospel message, Archbishop Allen Vigneron on Jan. 24 told a capacity congregation made up mostly of students from Catholic schools they should try to live so that Jesus will acknowledge them as His brothers and sisters.
Referring to the reading of St. Mark 3:31-35, in which Christ concludes by saying, “For whosever does the will of God is my mother and brother and sister,” the archbishop said that they should try to understand that God has a plan for their lives.
And he told them they should go beyond mere good intentions, and actually take steps to follow that plan.
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He told the congregation at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral which also included many school administrators and teachers, “All of us here want to be in that family circle of Jesus Christ, as His brother or sister; but we are only going to do that if we do what He tells us – to follow the will of the Father.”
