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‘Open your hearts to understand and sympathize; open your hands to help,’ writes St. John Paul II.
Lent is a time of truth.
Christians, called by the Church to prayer, penance, fasting and self-sacrifice, place themselves before God and recognize themselves; they rediscover themselves. … Lent is a time of profound truth, which brings conversion, restores hope and, by putting everything back in its proper place, brings peace and optimism.
Lent is a time that makes us think about our relationship with “Our Father”; it reestablishes the order that should reign between brothers and sisters. Lent is a time that makes us jointly responsible for one another; it detaches us from our selfishness, small-mindedness, meanness and pride; it is a time that enlightens us and makes us understand better that we, too, like Christ, must serve. … Yes, Lent is a time of truth. Let us examine ourselves sincerely, honestly and simply. Our brothers and sisters are there among the poor, the sick, the outcast, the aged. What sort of love do we have? What sort of truth? … So open your minds to look around you; open your hearts to understand and sympathize; open your hands to help.
Source: “Message of His Holiness
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Lent is a time of truth.
Christians, called by the Church to prayer, penance, fasting and self-sacrifice, place themselves before God and recognize themselves; they rediscover themselves. … Lent is a time of profound truth, which brings conversion, restores hope and, by putting everything back in its proper place, brings peace and optimism.
Lent is a time that makes us think about our relationship with “Our Father”; it reestablishes the order that should reign between brothers and sisters. Lent is a time that makes us jointly responsible for one another; it detaches us from our selfishness, small-mindedness, meanness and pride; it is a time that enlightens us and makes us understand better that we, too, like Christ, must serve. … Yes, Lent is a time of truth. Let us examine ourselves sincerely, honestly and simply. Our brothers and sisters are there among the poor, the sick, the outcast, the aged. What sort of love do we have? What sort of truth? … So open your minds to look around you; open your hearts to understand and sympathize; open your hands to help.
Source: “Message of His Holiness
Continued below.
‘Lent Is a Time of Truth’
‘Open your hearts to understand and sympathize; open your hands to help,’ writes St. John Paul II.
