Feb 18 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: This Lent, Give Up Yourself

Homily #150218n ( 06min) Play - Father comments on the practice of giving something up for Lent, and encourages us to do more than that. We should also do something positive, such as giving alms, picking a specific virtue to work on, or helping other grow closer to God. We ourselves also need to seek to grow closer to God through a more intense prayer life. The ashes we receive today are a sign of the penance and conversion of Lent, if we are not going to do penance, to "Repent and believe in the Gospel," we should not receive ashes, they are there to remind us that without God, we're nothing. Let us give ourselves to God more intensely this Lent!
Ave Maria!
Mass: Ash Wednesday - Wkdy - Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: joe 2:12-18
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17
2nd: 2co 5:20-6:2
Gsp: mat 6:1-6, 16-18

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