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Spiritual Advisor's Corner
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
During the First Sunday of Lent, at Mass, the Prayer after Communion asks this: "We pray, O Lord, that we may learn to hunger for Christ, the true and living Bread, and strive to live by every word which proceeds from your mouth."
How easily did I pray that prayer at Mass. And how easily did we all accept it. But really, do we want what it asks? Do we want to hunger for Christ, only? Do we want to live by every word which comes from Jesus' mouth? Do we really? Do we only want to live by the words that are easiest, or ones that fit our agendas? Do we want to hunger for Jesus, only when He is convenient?
Lent is such a difficult time, especially with our penances. We are not used to depriving ourselves of the goods of this world (or the not-so-goods of sin), and so it can be painful. But by desiring Christ, and His words, we are gaining so much more freedom and life! This is what Lent is all about: giving up the lesser for the greater!
God bless you and have a blessed Lent!
Fr. Sahd
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