Remember that Christ has already taken you aside at the font and opened your ears and heart to Him, so that He might give you the words to say. Words to confess your sins. Words to confess your needs to Him in prayer. Words to ask God for friends who care for you, like those of the deaf and mute man in the Gospel, words to confess how Jesus died for you on the cross and rose again on the third day.

No matter where we find ourselves in our vocations, we all can use the Dobbs anniversary as an occasion to look for ways to serve our neighbors and all those we come into contact with. Opportunities abound to empower families and lend a helping hand to a mother in trying circumstances.