The Season of Lent 2009
Christ is risen!
Dear brothers and sisters,
Lent begins the time of preparation for Easter, the central liturgical feast and the linchpin of our Christian faith. During this period the liturgy does not allow any alleluia. There will be a fast of the most beloved word of the faithful, a word which is typical of joyful acclamations that are full of hope. This fast has the aim of healing us from routine, from spiritual sloth, from the habit of where one word has the same value as another until we reach the point where this Word has lost its meaning and is its promises are transformed into useless illusions.
I am not saying that in these days of Lent the prayer of praise should be lessened, I only wish to remind you that habit can take away the joy of faith. It is not about giving up something but of rediscovering the first love with which we began to believe, of giving warmth to what was growing tepid, of strengthening what was about to be devalued.
Birthday Krzysztof G.
| February 13, 2009 |
