We are now in the season of Lent, the time of preparation for the liturgical celebration of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our parish offers various opportunities for you to meaningfully do so: Lenten Talks both in English and Spanish (dates and speakers to be announced), Stations of the Cross (all Fridays of Lent), Communal Penance Service (March 28th), Palm Sunday (April 1st and 2nd), Stations of the Cross: A Night of Prayer and Reflection (April 5th), and many more. Please save the dates and plan to participate actively.
Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. These are the three pillars of Lent. “Let no one try to separate them; they cannot be separated,” St. Peter Chrysologus says. “If you have only one of them or not all together, you have nothing. So if you pray, fast; if you fast, show mercy; if you want your petition to be heard, hear the petition of others. If you do not close your ear to others, you open God’s ear to yourself.”
In the ancient world, salt was highly valued. The Greeks called salt divine, and the Romans said, “There is nothing more useful than sun and salt.” The English word “salary” literally means “salt money.” In the time of Jesus, salt was connected in people’s minds with three special qualities... PURITY-PRESERVATIVE-FLAVOR