Posted on 02/23/2015 8:42:36 AM PST by Biggirl
On Sunday, Pope Francis spoke about the Christian season of lent, the period of prayer and penance leading up to Holy Week and Easter. Lent, said the Pope, is a time of combat and a time of spiritual battle against the spirit of evil.
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And to you as well.
Life is a time of combat, Frankie.
“On Sunday, Pope Francis spoke about the Christian season of lent, the period of prayer and penance leading up to Holy Week and Easter. Lent, said the Pope, is a time of combat and a time of spiritual battle against the spirit of evil.
Darn right Pope; especially since ISIS is in Libya and has threatened the Vatican as well as the Pope’s life.
Refreshingly, this isn't one of those times.
I was thinking the same thing. I think often about CS Lewis and his “Mere Christianity”.
Fr. Caniff said Lent is like Spring Training for Catholics. Get rid of the bad habits of the off season in preparation for the Risen Life of the new season.
isn’t that supposed to be every day?
Thank you. And may your Lent be blessed, too.
This is really a very true statement. Lent kinda crept up on me this year. I wasn’t prepared for it. It’s really a time not about oneself but of emulating Christ, which is next to impossible.
Still, each morning is a struggle, a fight to contain your inner peace from the temptations of the flesh. This year so far is proving to be much more difficult in year’s past.
Don’t know why.
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