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The Season of Lent Has Begun! The time of Lent is a time to remind us of many things. In our daily life we are consumed with work, school, family, and friends and we watch the clock turn faster than we can keep up with. So many of us just simply forget to pray everyday or just don’t make the time for anything that’s Church related. Praying, fasting, or just taking a moment to enjoy God’s creation is a way of talking to God. This could take just minutes out of our regular day and many of us just seem too busy for those few minutes. We so often take for granted all of the happiness that God brings to us in our lives. At church, have you ever looked around and found someone praying from all their heart and soul? How empty did you feel? Did you wonder why you don’t have that same joy? Dear brothers and sisters, the moment we realize what joy prayer brings to us is the moment we will want to talk to God endlessly. This is what Lent is all about. It is a time of conversion or turning back to God. It’s realizing how important it is to have God in our lives. We need to understand and put an end to our bad habits and wrongdoings. Through the Stations of the Cross we are able to relive the last hours of Christ and join in his suffering. We must remember to always help others and see Christ in our neighbors in need. In the Eucharist, Jesus gives us the Gift of himself, which is the greatest source of charity that we share at Mass. When our day comes and our busy life comes to a stop we want to be there with God.
Stephen Nissou
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