"Jesus, I give You my whole heart and my whole will.
They once rebelled against You,
but now I dedicate them completely to You…
Receive me, and make me faithful until death.”
St. Alphonsus Liguori
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ASH WEDNESDAY*
"Give me, good Lord,
a full faith and a fervent charity,
a love of You, good Lord, incomparably above the love
of myself; and that I love nothing that displeases You
but everything for the sake of You.
Take from me, good Lord, this lukewarm --
or rather cold-hearted -- way of meditation
and this dullness in praying to You. And give me warmth,
delight, and life in thinking of You.
or rather cold-hearted -- way of meditation
and this dullness in praying to You. And give me warmth,
delight, and life in thinking of You.
And give me grace to long for Your holy Sacraments,
and specifically to rejoice in the presence of Your
Blessed Body, sweet Savior Christ, in the holy Sacrament
of the altar, and duly to thank You for Your precious
visitation through it; and at that high Memorial,
may I have grace to remember and consider
Your most bitter passion with tender compassion."
St. Thomas More
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*ASH WEDNESDAY is solemnly observed by the Church to mark the beginning of the forty days of penance in the Lenten season. The faithful who attends the Mass on this day will be marked on the forehead with a CROSS of ASHES as a sign of conversion, penance, fasting and human mortality.
Ash Wednesday in Iraq. DoD Photo (Spc Daniel Schneider)
and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. - Ecclesiastes 4:12
During Lent, we are called to prayer, fasting and almsgiving. They are the "three-fold cord" spoken of in Ecclesiastes 4:12. Satan will not prevail against us if we follow Christ's call to use this three-fold cord as a basis for our Christian walk.
"Act, and God will act. " - St Joan of Arc
Prayer is good when accompanied
by fasting, almsgiving, and righteousness.
A little with righteousness is better than much with wrongdoing.
It is better to give alms than to treasure up gold. - Tobit 12:8
"...we will become what Christ asks his disciples to be:
the salt of the earth and
It is better to give alms than to treasure up gold. - Tobit 12:8
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Message of Holy Father for Lent 2020 - EN.pdf
Message of Holy Father for Lent 2020 - EN.pdf
the salt of the earth and
the light of the world (cf. Mt 5:13-14)."
- Pope Francis
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Let us pray - one for the other -
for perseverance, fidelity and conversion
in this Lenten season!
in this Lenten season!
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