Answer Jesus’ Summons for a Fuller Lenten Conversion
COMMENTARY: To live Lent well begins with a desire to go with Jesus into the desert and return profoundly changed.
COMMENTARY: To live Lent well begins with a desire to go with Jesus into the desert and return profoundly changed.
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‘To belong to Christ means to follow him, to live one’s life in love, in service and in giving oneself as he did,’ the Holy Father said on Sunday.
The Holy Father underlined that life on earth is best understood as preparation for eternal life in heaven. The Aug. 10 reflection concluded the cycle of catechesis on old age.
The Holy Father asked the faithful to consider: ‘In difficulties and trials, do I become discouraged, do I complain, or do I learn to make them an opportunity to grow in trust in the Lord? For he, in fact — as Paul writes to Timothy — delivers us from all evil and brings us safely to heaven.’
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