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Lenten Spiritual Daily Exercise
from Oracle
BY GISELLE YEARWOOD
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Scripture and the Church Fathers recognize fasting, prayer, and almsgiving as central to the inner conversion of Christians. When we engage in these acts of penance with genuine sorrow for our sins and a desire to please God, God’s grace enables us to overcome our sinfulness, to be reconciled to him and live in a way that is directed by God (therefore pleasing to God). In addition to these acts of penance, God has given us several gestures of reconciliation to use in our daily lives to help us achieve inner conversion, such as concern for the poor, the exercise and defence of justice and right, and admission of faults to one’s brethren among others. Also important for our inner conversion is the nourishment we receive by partaking in the Eucharist and engaging in other acts of worship and devotion such as reading Sacred Scripture, praying the Liturgy of the Hours and the Our Father.
This Lenten season, as a community, let us spend more time reading Sacred Scripture, reflecting on it and listening to what the Word of God says to us. Let us allow God’s Word to direct us, challenge us and move us to a new place in our relationship with him. Below are some suggested Scripture passages we can use as we make this Lenten journey. Stay with one Scripture per week and allow it to completely saturate your mind and heart. Reflect on it, write your thoughts about it, add to it as the week goes on and allow God’s word to influence how you perceive and do things for the week.
Week 1 Matthew 11:28-30
Week 2 1 John 4:7-13
Week 3 Luke 6:36-38
Week 4 Acts 3:19-26
Week 5 John 10:27-30
Week 6 Jn 11:17-27
How is God calling you to apply his Word to your life?
Baptism
Please be advised that there will be no Baptism during Lent. The next cycle for Baptism will start in May 2023.
Confession
Confession during Lent – Every Friday at 4 pm, beginning on Friday 24th February.
