I refer to Ash Wednesday as a Holy Day of INVITATION. An invitation is given from the Holy Spirit, acting through the Church, the Body of Christ, inviting us into forty days of prayer, repentance, fasting, interior house cleaning, conversion and charity. It is a time to begin anew, in the Lord.
Lent
What is Church Law on Fasting and Abstinence During Lent?
The season of Lent is penitential in character. Blessed Paul VI teaches in his apostolic constitution Paenitemini that “by divine law all the faithful are required to do penance” (Chapter III, I., 1).
Holy Week 2020: What He’s Done for Me
Holy Week. I’m not ready. Not sure I have the strength. Not sure if I’m ready to think about more sacrifices. And I don’t want to think about the suffering you went through, Lord Jesus.
Lent, Fasting and Abstinence for Catholics Part 1
Many Catholics and other Christians have questions in terms of fasting and abstinence during Lent. Is fasting important? Is it required? Is it spiritually beneficial? And what’s abstinence all about?
The Power of Prayer and the Grace of Detachment
This Lent, I’m asking to be given the grace of detachment, to let go and let God, especially in times of heartache, turmoil, and disappointment. The grace to not hold things so closely that they replace God as the focal point of my life.