Reflection - 18 February 2024 - 1st Sunday of Lent

We started our Lenten journey with the smudge of ash on our forehead this past Wednesday. We had our first Stations of the Cross of the Lenten season last Friday and had our first fish fry. We have now started our Lenten journey. I look forward to Lent this year at Holy Savior and Immaculate Conception, at the different liturgies and activities we offer. I am grateful for the Knights of Columbus who are helping with the fish friends and for the ladies who are helping with the other Friday Lenten meals and with the Young at Heart luncheons we will have during Lent. I have chosen the theme of gratitude for us to emphasize during the Lenten season, since gratitude is an important part of our Catholic faith and a value that is often lacking in the modern world. We will send a gratitude handout through Flocknote each week for you to follow. I am using the following quote from Pope John Paul II this week about gratitude: “Remember the past with gratitude. Live the present with enthusiasm. Look forward to the future with confidence.” Blessings to all of you on this first Sunday of Lent. Father Lincoln.