This weekend at Mass, you will notice that I am wearing rose colored vestments, a departure from the normal liturgical color that characterizes our Lenten journey. This color rose points us to the joy of Easter Sunday and the entire Easter season, a time when we will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.
I have enjoyed praying the stations of the cross with all of you during Lent each Friday, followed by all of us celebrating Daily Mass together and then sharing a Lenten meal together. A lot of you are not able to come to our normal Daily Masses during the year due to your work schedule and other activities, so it is wonderful to be able to celebrate Daily Mass with more of you during Lent. Lent calls out to us in the disciplines of prayer, fasting, and works of charity. Hopefully, the things we have learned about our journey of faith will continue to affect us after Lent is over.
I have spoken about gratitude and have encouraged you to pray different Catholic devotions during Lent. One of the quotes of gratitude that I have this week is from the Greek storyteller Aesop, who was born six centuries before Christ. He said this: “A grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.” May we all find ways to express our gratitude to the Lord and to others. Blessings to you on this fourth week of Lent. Father Lincoln.
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