The Narthex
Restoring What God Created
Christ is the Divine artist engaged in redeeming His Father's handiwork
By John M. Grondelski | August 4th 2026 11:25 AMThe Opening Prayer for the Eighteenth Sunday (A) in Ordinary Time asks that the Lord “may restore what you have created and keep safe what you have restored.” Let’s focus on the verb “restore.” "Restore” suggests something has lost some original characteristic, whose restoration recovers something valuable about that thing.…
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