Pope Francis says: the beauty of consecration is JOY. Joy, is the greatest expression of life in Christ and the “greatest witness we can offer the holy people of God whom we are called to serve and accompany on their pilgrimage toward the encounter with the Father.” Pope Francis noted that: “To be with Jesus…
During this Lenten season, let us pray by looking at the Crucified Lord. Let us open our hearts to the touching tenderness of God, and in his wounds place our own wounds and those of our world. ( Pope Francis @Pontifex)
LENT is the time granted us by the Lord to be renewed, to nurture our interior life and to journey towards Easter, towards the things that do not pass away, towards the reward we are to receive from the Father. ( Pope Francis @Pontifex )
Lent is a journey of healing, to live each day with a renewed spirit, a different “style”. Prayer, charity and fasting are aids to this: they restore us to a living relationship with God, our brothers and sisters, and ourselves. (Pope Francis @Pontifex)
LENT is a favourable time to seek out – and not to avoid – those in need; to reach out – and not to ignore – those who need a sympathetic ear and a good word; to visit – and not to abandon – those who are lonely. (Pope Francis @Pontifex)
Lent is like a long “retreat” in which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to God’s voice in order to overcome the temptations of the Evil One and to find the truth of our existence.— Benedict XVI
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