I want to wish you a most blessed and holy season of Lent
Yesterday I saw something that struck me as out
of place, or, perhaps, just the normal secular
distortion of religion—imagine that! It was a
passing note on a news broadcast, I believe,
noting that “the somber and dark period of Lent
has now begun.” I think they may have been
comparing it to the mayhem and general debauchery
that often takes place in certain places prior to Lent at Mardi Gras.
My dear friends, Lent is not a “somber and dark
period.” I think at times, even among Catholics
and other Christians, that notion has drifted
about. Lent is the most hope-filled time we have,
culminating in the blaze of glory that is Easter.
It is the period of preparation for the Lord’s
Paschal sacrifice. It is a time for penance and
prayer, alms giving, and other works of virtue
and charity. Most of all, it is a time to recall
God’s infinite love and mercy for us, manifested
in the life, mission, death, and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We recall, at all times, but especially during
the holy season of Lent, that “even if our sins
be as scarlet, they can be made whiter than snow,
washed by the Blood of the Lamb.” Perhaps some of
the folks that think Lent is a “somber and dark
period,” also think that the sacrament of Penance
or Confession is also somehow in the same
category. How wrong they are. The great sacrament
of Reconciliation is a sense perceptible
manifestation of God’s love and mercy that
effects (causes to happen) what it signifies. It
takes away the guilt of sin. It reconciles the
sinner (that’s every one of us) to God. It
unburdens the heart, mind, and soul. In short, it
is a cause for the greatest joy! Lent is filled with the Light Who is Christ.
One of the greatest little series on DVD that we
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Nonetheless, I want you to have the hope, the
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without any question that God loves you. These
four presentations are about that hope, joy, love and mercy of God.
Have a blessed and joyous Lent, knowing that
God’s mercy and love are there for all of us—and GO TO CONFESSION!
God bless you,
Fr. John Corapi
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