Lent means
“springtime” – coming to new life after winter.
It marks the forty days before Easter, commemorating Jesus’ forty days
in the desert and the Israelites forty years in the desert wilderness.
Lent is meant to
be an experience. We are urged to pray,
to do penance, and to sacrifice. With
Jesus we make the passage from death to life.
Our weaknesses and sinfulness are not the focus, but a catalyst for
growth. Lent can be a challenge for us;
a time to invite Jesus into some area in our lives in need of growth.
Pope Francis has
declared that the season of Lent during this Jubilee Year should also be lived
more intensely as a privileged moment to celebrate and experience God’s
mercy. Let us enter into this Lenten
season with a spirit of doing more rather than giving up things, with a spirit
of care and compassion for all people. May
this Lenten season be a source of mercy, consolation and peace for us as we
move forward as a community of faith, hope and love.
Have a happy and blessed Lent!
Sr. Pat Schifini, OSU
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