Last Sunday was the fourth week of Lent, known as Laetare Sunday, the halfway point of Lent. We are asked to reflect on our Lenten journey thus far. Father Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents, refers to Lent as a time of training; a time to better prepare ourselves for our salvation; a time of transformation, not just during our Lenten journey, but what we will continue from our practices each day thereafter. When we get to this point in Lent, it is often easy to feel like ‘Wow this is LONG’ and wish for the time to hurry up and get to Easter. This is when our faith and spiritual grace need to kick in to get us to the finish line of the Resurrection of Easter.
Today, we celebrate Week 5 of Lent, previous to 1959 known as Passion Sunday, just one week away from Palm Sunday. The readings for today focus us on the suffering of Jesus, to help prepare us for the beginning of Holy Week. Although we are entering the home stretch of Lent, it is all the more important to continue our personal special prayer time, our fasting and almsgiving.
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PURPOSE, JOY AND POSITIVES PJP 