The Church has always asked us to pay attention to three specific areas in our lives – the upward, the inward and the outward. The upward aspect has to do with our relationship with Jesus. It involves our commitment of prayer, reading Scripture, receiving the Eucharist, repenting of our sins and trying to stay close to the Lord in our everyday lives. The inward aspect has to do with the state of our hearts. Scripture often describes this aspect as the place where we face the struggle between, as St. Paul says, “the old self and the new self” (Eph. 4:22,24). It’s in our inward lives that we say yes to the new self by embracing virtues like love, kindness, care, forgiveness and compassion. It is in our inward lives that we say no to sinful patterns like anger, moodiness, hatred, resentment and deception. The outward aspect has to do with the way we care for the world around us. It focuses on our relationships with our friends and loved ones and our relationships with the poor, the suffering and the needy. It focuses on evangelization and caring for those in need. As we are in this season of Lent let us ask the Lord to fill us with His love (upward); to confirm all the good in our lives and give us the grace to resist sin (inward); to give us a heart for the poor so that we may become like Jesus and answer the cry of the poor (outward). During Lent you are encouraged to build on your own personal faith journey through daily Mass; scripture reading and reflection; daily meditation and examination of conscience; praying the rosary; visits to the Blessed Sacrament (Tuesday Adoration from 1-5p.m.); Stations of the Cross; fasting and a sacrificial offering to Share Lent.
OUR LENTEN SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Mass at 7:30a.m.
Tuesday and Thursday Mass at 12:10p.m.
Friday 7p.m. – Stations of the Cross followed by Mass