Hard to believe that the Holy Season of Lent has begun. Maybe you’re like me searching for words that encourage us to stay firm in keeping Lent a holy time of our lives. These words of Pope Benedict XVI certainly give us inspiration as start our Lenten Journey.
Lent is like a long ‘retreat’ during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a period of spiritual ‘combat’ which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our Baptism.