Lent Prep: Just Breathe

As we prepare for Ash Wednesday, Janet discusses her favorite liturgical season, Lent, with Bridgett. Together, they share both the #funfacts and the reverent aspects of the season and remind us to just breathe!

Resources:

• CCC 2849  Such a battle and such a victory become possible only through prayer. It is by his prayer that Jesus vanquishes the tempter, both at the outset of his public mission and in the ultimate struggle of his agony. In this petition to our heavenly Father, Christ unites us to his battle and his agony. He urges us to vigilance of the heart in communion with his own. Vigilance is "custody of the heart," and Jesus prayed for us to the Father: "Keep them in your name." The Holy Spirit constantly seeks to awaken us to keep watch. Finally, this petition takes on all its dramatic meaning in relation to the last temptation of our earthly battle; it asks for final perseverance. "Lo, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who is awake."
• Romans 8:28  “We know that in everything God works for good with those who love Him, who are called according to his purpose.” 
• Pope Francis: The Joy of the Gospel. Paragraph 1
• Phelps, Laura Mary: Sweet Cross: A Marian Guide to Suffering, page 142
• Saunders, Rev. William: “History of Lent”

Baby Steps:

• Just breathe! Remember that prayer is the oxygen to your soul.
• Ask God how he wants you to approach this Lenten season. Lent is a journey to bring you closer to the Lord!

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