Lent

Radio Veritas 846 Lenten Exhibit

Cardinal Bo stated that a change of attitude is required in our approach towards the challenges we face.  He offered the word L.E.N.T as an acronym for this attitudinal change:

Pope Francis called Lent and the Synod on Synodality a 'strenuous mountain trek.' “The Lenten journey of penance and the journey of the Synod alike have as their goal a transfiguration, both personal and ecclesial,” Pope emphasized.

Reflection Date: February 22, 2023
Lent literally means, ‘spring,’ the season to sow seeds of good thoughts and actions - the season to return to the ways of God, from which we have strayed.

Catholics from a remote parish in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh walked 17 kilometers as part of Lenten penance on April 9, 2022.

A Lenten retreat for Catholic couples from various villages under St. Mary’s Parish, Tuibong of northeast India’s Manipur State was held.

A day-long Lenten program was organized for the Religious of Notre Dame of the Missions (RNDM) associates on April 4, 2022, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The ‘Stations of the Cross’ is one of Catholicism’s most identifiable Lenten traditions. It marks Christ’s final journey to Calvary in fulfilling his Father’s will.

God’s ways are not our ways.

The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast- (Matthew 9:15)

Reflection Date: March 6, 2022
We need to have spiritual armor to resist temptations in whatever form they may come in—subtle or otherwise.

Reflection Date: March 5, 2022
God does not deal with us according to our past reputation, achievements, and failures. What matters to him is a person’s disposition.

Reflection Date: March 4, 2022
Forgoing physical food is a means to aspiration for the spiritual treasure that nourishes and satisfies the soul.

Reflection Date: March 3, 2022
The pain of following Jesus should pinch a person—moving away from sin and moving forward with Jesus’ grace and power.

Reflection Date: March 2, 2022 (Ash Wednesday)
Let the 40-days of Lent be springtime for the heart of everyone

Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, the President of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI) and the Archbishop of Jakarta (DKI), issued a Lenten pastoral letter 2022 with the theme "Upholding Human Dignity: The More You Love, The More You Care, The More You Witness."

Part of a classic trend in the Lent season, interfaith groups are hosting breaking-of-the-fast Iftar dinners in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Reflect, today, upon your call in life to see everything from the divine perspective. If you are upset, angry, despairing or confused at times, know that God wants to bring clarity and grace to every situation.

For us Christians, we believe if we die with Christ, we will be with Him in His Resurrection.

The activity, which was participated by about 120 people, included prayers, talks, the performance of the Way of the Cross, and the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.