This
Wednesday is ASH WEDNESDAY. We will
soon be back into Lent.
In
considering how you are going to observe this Lent, may I make a few suggestions?
Rather than
trying to just give up sweets and loose a few pounds, I encourage you to do
something positive to grow in holiness.
A simple way
to do this is to try to compliment someone at least once a day. This helps take
the focus off of yourself and put it more on others and how they are doing.
Another great
spiritual practice is to sit in the center of the pew, giving up the prized
position on the end. This makes it easier for others, those lesser Christians
who arrive late, to get in without having to climb over you.
This year a
great Lenten practice would be to observe moderation and decency in speech,
especially about politics. Even if you are with people who agree with you, and
maybe ESPECIALLY if you are with
like-minded people, that you speak of the other side with moderation and
respect.
Of course the
tried and true traditional methods of observing Lent: fasting, prayer and
alms-giving, are ALWAYS appropriate. Attendance at weekday Mass during Lent is
a most beneficial practice.
Hoping you
have a blessed and fruitful Lent!
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