Beginning of Lent
Readings: Ash Wednesday | USCCB Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in this new year. Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin offers us the following “10 Things to Remember for Lent”. First, he reminds us of the three disciplines of this season: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Once again, you will have the opportunity to participate in our campus wide Rice Bowl Collection during these forty days. Lent is also a time for prayer, a time to draw closer to Christ. Lent is a time for fasting, both today, Good Friday, and abstaining from meat on Friday’s during Lent. Lent is an opportunity for renewed spiritual discipline. Can I pray more, give more, fast more frequently during these forty days? In a word, can I enter into Christ’s suffering during these days and be raised to new life with him at Easter? Bishop Ricken adds, “it is tempting to make Lent some ambitious period of person reinvention” but he says, “keep it simple”. Trying to do too much is a recipe for failure. Lent reminds us of our weakness; thus, we more readily seek God’s help. Be patient with yourself, God’s love is unconditional. If you learn […]