Lent Week Four March 30 - April 5
Lent Week Three March 23 - 29
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LENT WEEK TWO MARCH 16 - 22
lent Week One March 9 - 15
The intentions of our 3 and 30 group and a prayer intention for us to grow in holiness will be offered in Holy Mass and in 9 days of holy prayers March 11 - 19.
Thank you to Catholic Action for Faith and Family for providing these Holy Masses and prayers.
This week we are looking at digital fasting. Although our digital fast will be small in time, there are physical benefits we can gain from a digital fast. According to scientific research here are some external benefits a digital fast can give…
Mental health
Reduced stress and anxiety: Disconnecting from devices can help you feel more peaceful and less stressed
Improved focus: You can concentrate better when you're not distracted by your phone
Better sleep: Blue light from screens can disrupt your sleep, but reducing screen time before bed can help you sleep better
Productivity
More time for important projects: You can have more time and energy to focus on what's important
Increased efficiency: You can be more productive when you're not distracted by your phone
Relationships
Stronger relationships: You can have more meaningful interactions with loved ones
Reconnect with your true self: You can reconnect with your desires and values, rather than seeking external validation
The Week of March 2 - 8, 2025 preparation and ash Wednesday
It’s Lent and in a Jubilee Year!
These two Lenten sermons (Sermons 205 and 211, respectively) were originally given by Augustine at the beginning of Lent.
The first sermon is brief, but packed with good teaching. Among other things, St Augustine warns against using our fasting or abstaining from one kind of pleasure as a pretense to seek out other luxuries, and he exhorts us not to nail others to our cross, so to speak, by being ill-tempered while fasting. Some things never change!
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He ends the first sermon emphasizing forgiveness. With the second sermon, St Augustine takes up the subject of forgiveness and preaches on it more comprehensively. He tackles it seemingly from every angle: are you unwilling to forgive your neighbor? Is your neighbor unwilling to forgive you? Are either you or your neighbor unwilling to ask to be forgiven? There’s something here for everyone.
In February, one of our 3 and 30 challenges was to forgive. If you need to revisit that activity through Lent you can re-print a new sheet and continue to forgive those in your life who have wounded you.
This second sermon is especially challenging—and for that reason, all the more worth attending to at the outset of this penitential season.