Dear Parishioners:
Lent is moving right along. We have walked a journey of Prayer, Fasting
and Almsgiving to draw closer to the Lord and to become more aware of our
relationship with Him and His Church.
Our Parish Penance Service provided an opportunity for Communal
Reconciliation. If you did not have the
chance to be part of it, there are other times of Penance offered in various
parishes in our neighborhood and Saturday afternoons are always good in our own
church. Be sure to open your heart to
Mercy.
In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis is
calling all of us to renew our commitment to Discipleship, that is, to
following the Lord Jesus where He leads.
We are to know the God of Mercy, to accept His Mercy into our own hearts
and lives, and to share that Mercy with others.
To wear the face of Mercy is the responsibility of the disciple who
wants to lead others to God our Merciful Father.
In order to accomplish God’s Will, we must open our
hearts to God’s way of thinking. There
must be a willingness to change our minds to see a bigger picture. We must hear the Lord’s call to listen to the
voice of the Spirit Who speaks in our hearts and through the Church. We must move where the Spirit leads, even if
it is “kicking and screaming” because of our desire to have our own way.
Hunger and thirst lead us to reach beyond
ourselves. The experience of darkness
invites us to walk into the Light. The
sorrows of this life and our encounters with death remind us to become more
open to the Life that is offered to us through God’s Mercy. May we continue our Lenten Journey and be
ever more willing to do it God’s way.
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