Wednesday, March 4, 2020

A Word from Your Pastor March 1 - First Sunday of Lent


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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