Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In the invitation to keep a holy Lent we share on Ash Wednesday, the liturgy invites us into a season of “penitence and fasting”. For many, these churchy words buzz with excitement and resonate with purpose. But for many others, they aren’t familiar or, let’s be …
A Word: To the glory of God
On power and communion in loveLent 1C | Luke 4:1-13 The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday with an invitation: one that invites us to the observance of a holy season of fasting and discipline, of learning and preparation. During this time we are to focus more on scripture than we normally …
The Lenten Invitation
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! “Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting. This season of Lent provided a time in which …
