The season of Lent is almost here. It begins this Wednesday, March 5, with Masses at 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. with the imposition of ashes.
I hope you picked up a "Little Black Book" and a Rice Bowl (with its Lenten calendar) to use this Lent to grow in God's grace, love and peace. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the sponsor and beneficiary of "Operation Rice Bowl". Their website gives a good explanation of this program. It invites Catholics to live in solidarity with our poorest and most vulnerable brothers and sisters through the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Since 1975 Catholics have used CRS Rice Bowl to meditate on the love Christ demonstrates through His passion and resurrection and to imitate Jesus' love for the world through concrete, sacrificial giving to our brothers and sisters in need throughout the world. Our own bishop recently returned from a CRS-sponsored trip to El Salvador to assist the efforts of Catholic Relief Services in caring for the poor in that part of the world. PLEASE get a rice bowl and Lenten calendar and use them throughout the Lenten season.
I hope you picked up a "Little Black Book" and a Rice Bowl (with its Lenten calendar) to use this Lent to grow in God's grace, love and peace. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the sponsor and beneficiary of "Operation Rice Bowl". Their website gives a good explanation of this program. It invites Catholics to live in solidarity with our poorest and most vulnerable brothers and sisters through the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Since 1975 Catholics have used CRS Rice Bowl to meditate on the love Christ demonstrates through His passion and resurrection and to imitate Jesus' love for the world through concrete, sacrificial giving to our brothers and sisters in need throughout the world. Our own bishop recently returned from a CRS-sponsored trip to El Salvador to assist the efforts of Catholic Relief Services in caring for the poor in that part of the world. PLEASE get a rice bowl and Lenten calendar and use them throughout the Lenten season.