Second Sunday of Lent

by | Mar 12, 2022 | Meditations

We have begun the second week of Lent, a season of intense prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Yet our readings today seem to break the somber mood we would expect. Though the liturgical color is still penitential violet, the readings are painted in colors of radiant...

First Sunday of Lent

by | Mar 5, 2022 | Meditations

The second reading today ends with this line: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” The question naturally follows, saved from what? Pope Francis gives us an answer in this week’s Spiritual Reflection: saved from the devil, an enemy who is...

Introduction to the Ashen Triduum

by | Mar 2, 2022 | Seasonal Introductions

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, but the First Week of Lent begins with the First Sunday. This leaves the three days between Ash Wednesday and the First Sunday in an unusual liturgical interval; they are part of Lent, but not part of the weeks of Lent. Their official...

Ash Wednesday

by | Mar 1, 2022 | Meditations

As we embark anew on the Lenten journey, we are reminded by Fr. Francis in his Seasonal Introduction that “the Lenten Season is a pilgrimage of faith into our interior life where we meet the Lord and open our hearts to his transforming love.” We cannot ignore the...

Seasonal Introduction to Lent

by | Feb 28, 2022 | Seasonal Introductions

The liturgy has brought us through Advent, Christmas, and Ordinary Time before Lent, always guiding us to a fuller life in Christ. As we pondered words of wisdom for the formation of our minds and hearts, we were brought to experience the power of the real presence of...