Monday of the Second Week of Lent
New beginnings. Lent means beginning again for us Catholics. Whether this is our first time in Lent or our fiftieth year of Lent, we are on this journey again. There is an old monastic saying that says “What we do daily, we do dully unless we do it deeply.” Again, what is done daily is done dully unless we do it deeply. The daily habits we have, the things we do again and again, consistently become mundane and dull, unless we do them deeply with intention. We can renew our Lenten practices with new faith and vigor. This is the Jubilee Year of Hope in 2025. Let us take this time to make Lent the most important thing for us this year. I encourage you to recommit yourself to God this Lent and see it as a rare opportunity, one that may never come again.
Remember: Life is a gift, and Lent is a renewal of spiritual life. Amen.
Reflection by Br. Matthew Marie, OSB
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