We thank God that we may be the instruments of the Holy Spirit. Two years ago an assistant chaplain position opened at Madison Correctional, a five minute drive from the rectory. A parent dies and you are there to offer some comfort to a man or woman who realize the depths of his or her neglect or rejection and that a time of personal conversion is open to them as they cry out for forgiveness. In our comer of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee the Oblates of Mary Immaculate are carrying on the charism of St. Eugene. I was in prison and you visited me.
Today is the day to unlock the cell door of spiritual darkness.
From the Paulist Fathers Prison Ministries we have the following prayer. May their faith be renewed and nourished by our work and prayers. Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory. Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger. Awaken the repentance that restores hope.