The Third Sunday in Lent

Thoughts from Fr. Bill…….

Dear friends, our Lenten season moves into the third week. We
hear the Gospel story of the fig tree that is spared for one more season
to see if it will bear fruit, one lesson we can learn is that God is
always willing to give us another chance, but for our part, we must
be receptive to God’s nurturing. Are you being nurtured so far this
Lent? If not, perhaps you may consider the following: attend Daily
Mass at 8AM, attend Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 7PM,
attend the Youngwood Ministerium Luncheon and Service on
Wednesday’s from 12Noon-1PM, held at a different Church each
week. As you continue your journey through Lent don’t be afraid
to turn to God.

This past Thursday Pope Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy.
Be sure to pick up a special prayer card located at the doors of the
Church. Let us also pray that the College of Cardinals will be true
to the promptings of the Holy Spirit as they prayerfully consider
who will next lead our Church. During a homily on Palm Sunday
Pope Benedict XVI said that “Jesus…was making his way to the
heights of the Cross, to the moment of self-giving love. The ultimate
goal of his pilgrimage was the heights of God himself; to
those heights he wanted to lift every human being.” May Pope
Benedict know the blessing and love of God during the remaining
years of his life on earth.

We know find ourselves in the month of March. March is the
month of the vernal equinox, when daytime grows equal to nighttime,
and spring begins in the Northern hemisphere. The lengthening
days warm the air and help create the March winds. A few days
in March are as cold as deep winter, a few are as warm as springtime,
and many of the days are stormy. No wonder March is named
after Mars, the Roman god of war. The struggle against winter is a
sure sign of Lent. Be sure to move your clocks ahead one hour next
weekend!

This week, our psalm response, The Lord is Kind and Merciful,
helps us to remember that God is compassion and love.

LET’S GO PENS!

Fr. Bill
Peace

Trying to live a full life in the service of the Lord,
failing frequently and falling on the mercy of God each time….