Remember that time when we fasted for particular intentions through Advent last year? We do, too. So we thought we might do something similar to that for Lent here at CYW. Respecting that it is Lent and so it is the practice to give things up individually, we will not be suggesting a thing to fast from; merely an intention for which to offer our fasting. Please visit each Sunday during Lent for the Gospel, the week's intention, and a short reflection.
Sunday Gospel
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."
Mark 1:12-15
Intention
Please keep in your prayers this week all those who are homeless, particularly during the cold winter months.
Reflection
As Father made the sign of the cross with ashes on my forehead, he whispered the words: "Turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel." It occurred to me once again that, in order to turn towards something, you must turn away from something else. Perhaps it's just as important to know what you are journeying away from as it is to know what (or Who) you are journeying towards.
Christ meets us with nothing less than love and mercy. As Saint Bernard of Clairvaux says, "God, the Creator of all things, is so full of mercy and compassion that whatever may be the grace for which we stretch out our hands, we shall not fail to receive it." Let us ask the Father for the grace of true repentance, to make a good confession this Lent, and to draw ever nearer and more completely to His Sacred Heart.
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