Dear Parishioners:
Lent is here. My invitation to you, which I have offered at
last weekend’s Mass and on Ash Wednesday, is to keep things very simple. Taking my cue from God’s directions to Moses,
I remind you to Be Holy. That is,
recognize that you belong to God and act accordingly.
Concerning the Lenten practices
of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving, and the various opportunities made available
by our parish and by the Catholic Church in general, I charge you to Show Up. In other words, Be There. Enter into the flow of grace that is
offered. God will attend to everything
else that is necessary. Transformation
comes from God’s grace entering into our lives through open hearts.
This Sunday’s Gospel
gives St. Matthew’s account of the Temptation of the Lord. We are all confronted with temptations that
are tailor-made to our own persons. The
devil is intelligent and knows our areas of weakness. God is even more intelligent, and He knows
that if we humble ourselves and ask for grace, the devil’s game will be
lost. We will be able to grow in grace
and virtue if we allow God to win the battle for our souls by putting our trust
in Him.
Our Parish Lenten
Penance Service will be celebrated this Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. Get your Lent started off right. Show up for Mercy. Don’t delay.
Be Holy. Show Up.
Trust in God’s Mercy.
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