At this weekend's Mass readings, we hear of the themes of repentance and mercy. The parable of the fig tree from the Gospel of Luke does not have a clear ending, reflecting the way God gives us a choice. God wants us to repent, convert, repent, and renew. Jesus is telling us that our lives of faith, too, may have times where everything seem slow and unproductive. At different points on our journey, we may not feel like our faith is bearing fruit or that God is near to us. Jesus reminds us that those times are never the end. In those times, God nourishes us with mercy and waits for us patiently, just as the gardener in the Gospel tends to the fig tree with care and love, waiting for the tree to be ready to bear fruit.
This Monday, March 21 at 6:00 pm, we will have our Lenten reconciliation prayer service. Four other priests will join me in being available for the sacrament of reconciliation that evening: Monsignor Michael Flannery, vocation director for the Diocese Father Nick Adam, Father Matthew Simmons from the Cathedral of St Peter, and Father Gerry Hurley of St Paul. We invite you to partake of this wonderful sacrament of healing and repentance as a part of your Lenten journey this year. Blessings to all of you as we continue our Lenten journey - Father Lincoln.
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