First Sunday in Lent

This Lent we are once again invited to pay attention to our own desert. We investigate the desert of a society divided morally, politically, and in so many other ways. But we are also aware of a desert which we are called to enter willingly which helps us to open our hearts and our ears to the words of the Lord: “Repent and believe in the gospel.” We are invited once again into a process of metanoia, that is, of conversion and a change of mind and heart, of turning away from sin, and turning to God with all we are! In doing so, we become a light for others as well. 

As we begin this Lenten journey with curiosity, faith, and hope in our God of mercy and compassion, we walk with catechumens and candidates to the waters of baptism and the Easter Sacraments. For now, let us allow the ashes we received to burn not just our foreheads, but burn our hearts with the desire to follow Christ to the Cross, to the tomb, and to eternal life.

 
Scripture Reading for February 18, 2024

Genesis 9:8-15
Ps 25:4-9
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:12-15