And Lent begins...
It has been a while since I've posted. The biggest update since my last post which was in December is that Brett and I are having a little Duke! A whole post on that new year blessing coming soon.
We officially entered into Lent – yesterday it was Ash Wednesday and for the first time that I can remember, I didn't make it to Mass. Baby Duke decided to make me sick all day after I thought I was over the morning sickness. So, I stayed home all day, napping and being sick.
I have always loved this part of the liturgical year - Lent. When I was young, I enjoyed it because it meant that Spring break was almost here and that my mom would cook meals particular only to this time of year. As I have gotten older, I have realized that Lent is a gift, the gift of spending 40 days walking with Jesus through temptation on his way to Calvary. To me, it is a reminder of what being Catholic is all about. A reminder that God created me for a relationship with Him but because of the brokenness of that humanity, of my sin, He needed to come and save me. He saved us all in the hope that we would want a relationship with Him.
Usually, for Lent, I give up something as a sacrifice. I deprive myself of something and offer it to God; some years I've given up a bad habit as a way of turning my life back to God. One year, I gave up the radio in my car and another time I gave up all drinks but water. This year, I am excluded from the obligatory fasts because of my "health" condition AKA baby Duke. I decided that I would add something to my life that can make me a better disciple so I have picked one sin and will really focus on not committing it during Lent. I challenge you to do the same as I challenged the youth in my parish. Let's pray for each other during this season of conversion and at that at the end of the season, we will be able to rejoice in the Ressurection!
We officially entered into Lent – yesterday it was Ash Wednesday and for the first time that I can remember, I didn't make it to Mass. Baby Duke decided to make me sick all day after I thought I was over the morning sickness. So, I stayed home all day, napping and being sick.
I have always loved this part of the liturgical year - Lent. When I was young, I enjoyed it because it meant that Spring break was almost here and that my mom would cook meals particular only to this time of year. As I have gotten older, I have realized that Lent is a gift, the gift of spending 40 days walking with Jesus through temptation on his way to Calvary. To me, it is a reminder of what being Catholic is all about. A reminder that God created me for a relationship with Him but because of the brokenness of that humanity, of my sin, He needed to come and save me. He saved us all in the hope that we would want a relationship with Him.
Usually, for Lent, I give up something as a sacrifice. I deprive myself of something and offer it to God; some years I've given up a bad habit as a way of turning my life back to God. One year, I gave up the radio in my car and another time I gave up all drinks but water. This year, I am excluded from the obligatory fasts because of my "health" condition AKA baby Duke. I decided that I would add something to my life that can make me a better disciple so I have picked one sin and will really focus on not committing it during Lent. I challenge you to do the same as I challenged the youth in my parish. Let's pray for each other during this season of conversion and at that at the end of the season, we will be able to rejoice in the Ressurection!
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