Lent Lent is a strong time (like Advent) in which we should prepare the big and joyfull celebration of Easter. The mistery of the Passion-Death-Resurrection of Jesus is the root of our faith. Because of it we should be properly prepared in conversion of heart. Since the very beginning of the Chuch fast, prayer and charity are the most important activities of this time of Lent. We should do it more than usual and enriching them with their spiritual meaning. To Fast: it means to fast from the food, the motivation is to suffer like the poor, remembering the sufferings of Jesus, but also the sufferings of the poor. If we fast we also have more time for other things (like to pray and do charity), because we dont have to cook, to eat and to spend money for buying a lot of food. To fast has today also more important meanings: to avoid unnecessary food (gigges, sweets,...); to avoid unnecessary expencive (beer, sigarets, toomuch makeup,...); to avoid unnecessary words (gossip, raw words,...). To Pray: it means to have more time of prayer (since we fast we have more time) and so to pray for the sick. To pray for our enemies and to make peace with them. To improve giving part of our precious time for a good time of prayer. To do Charity: it means to share what we have, like our work, our goods, our food, our time. Assisting the family, the Church and the community. Our love for God and the neighbor is shown through our commitment. To Confess our sins in order to celebrate properly, joyfully and with cleaned herts. To do good proposal: to do what we have to do, to do it well and also to do it better. Finally the Ash Wednesday remind us: the repentance of David after his big sin (2Sam 12: 16-17), the human condition of weakness (Job 1: 20-21; 6: 1-10), the repentance and need of God, because without him we are nothing (Gen 3:19). All of this push us to conversion and the ash is the sign of our desire of conversion. Advise: 1. make peace with someone you wronged (or with someone who wronged you) 2. dont put mind in gossip, either to other or to you. 3. be pacient 4. work hard 5. dont point the finger 6. dont think that you are good and other are bad 7. be happy and committed
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:31:57 +0000