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In Reflexion

Day 34: “True Prophets in the Service of Jesus”

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Today’s reading (Jonah 3:1–10) is a source of great joy on our Lenten journey. An entire city, along with its king, takes the prophet Jonah’s warning seriously. So there are indeed situations in which people turn from their evil ways. The people of Nineveh did penance when the king issued the proclamation:

“And he made proclamation and published through Nin′eveh, ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, or drink water, but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them cry mightily to God; yea, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence which is in his hands. Who knows, God may yet repent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we perish not?’ When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did not do it.” (vv. 7–10)

How would people take this today? Can we imagine a prophet arising to warn of an impending catastrophe and actually succeeding in bringing about the complete conversion of a nation, a city, a town, or at least a Catholic parish? How would such a prophet be treated today? He would certainly be ridiculed—and that is to mention only the mildest form of rejection. He would likely be treated like someone who warns of an impending fire but is then blamed for it.

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“PRAYER FOR THE LORD’S INTERVENTION”

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Beloved Father, the example of Nineveh shows us this: it is not impossible for people to heed Your warning through the prophets, to repent of their sins, and thus be spared from impending disaster.

When I look at this world, dear Father, I certainly see greater evils than there were in Nineveh back then, and I also see the dangers hanging over the whole world. You Yourself have often drawn attention to this through those who made Your voice heard.

But where can we find a response like the one in Nineveh? Do people even understand that all these terrible things are happening because Your commandments are being violated, and thus death is spreading instead of life?

Is it not rather like in the days of Noah, that people do not see the danger in which they live? And yet it is made physically visible and audible through the media.

Just as I write these lines (March 20, 2026), the siren sounds again in Jerusalem, followed by a very heavy explosion. Usually, these are rockets from Iran or Lebanon, representing a response to the bombing of Iran by Israel and the U.S.

There is a way to take spiritual action against this killing. We must unite in prayer.

Here is my simple prayer, with the request that many join in:

Beloved Heavenly Father, we turn to you full of confidence, believing firmly that you will come to the aid of the peoples. Look upon the suffering caused by so many forms of unjust violence, and intervene with your power to weaken the Evil One. We especially ask you to intervene in the war in the Middle East, and to resist all those who practise, support or encourage unjust violence, whether physical or spiritual, whether humans or fallen angels. Bring true peace! We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.